Design and implementation of an Internet-based virtual lab system for elearning support

Significant advances in Internet and computer technology have made it possible to develop an Internet-based virtual lab system to support distance learning courses that require a laboratory component where Internet-based control laboratory experiments such as measurement, monitoring, and control applications can be accessed remotely. The proposed virtual lab system architecture includes such features as control, measurement, networking, and reporting. This paper addresses issues in the architecture, election, electronics, embedded processors and software, Web and Internet technologies, and laboratory development.