A “PARTIALLY VIRTUAL” MICROCONTROLLER LABORATORY

Shlomo Engelberg, Cecile Yehezkel

2012

Abstract

In this paper, we describe our experiences running a “partially virtual” microcontroller lab. We show that though the virtual portion of the lab can contribute to the students’ understanding, there are also several pitfalls that must be avoided or dealt with. We have found that our “virtual microcontroller” simulates a true microcontroller to a reasonable extent, but there are cases in which the simulator does not properly simulate the microcontroller. It is critical that students be taught to think of “virtual equipment” as something distinct from the real equipment and as something with idiosyncrasies of its own.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Engelberg S. and Yehezkel C. (2012). A “PARTIALLY VIRTUAL” MICROCONTROLLER LABORATORY . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8565-07-5, pages 337-342. DOI: 10.5220/0003918303370342

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu12,
author={Shlomo Engelberg and Cecile Yehezkel},
title={A “PARTIALLY VIRTUAL” MICROCONTROLLER LABORATORY},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2012},
pages={337-342},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003918303370342},
isbn={978-989-8565-07-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - A “PARTIALLY VIRTUAL” MICROCONTROLLER LABORATORY
SN - 978-989-8565-07-5
AU - Engelberg S.
AU - Yehezkel C.
PY - 2012
SP - 337
EP - 342
DO - 10.5220/0003918303370342