Hardware for Project-Based Learning |
Classroom Resources
Find resources for classroom instruction or individual training.
Use MATLAB and Simulink with a variety of hardware platforms for project-based learning. Options range from student-owned hardware to versatile solutions for controls, mechatronics, robotics, and signal processing in classroom labs.
Arduino
Student-priced microcontroller board for introducing electrical engineering, motor control, and mechatronics
BeagleBoard
Low-cost, single-board computer designed for audio, video, and digital signal processing
Digilent Atlys
Low-cost platform for real-world audio and video applications based on the Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA
dSPACE ACE Kits
Controller boards and software tools for developing and testing real-time control systems
Education Real-Time Target Machine
Integrated solution to study and teach real-time simulation and testing using Simulink and xPC Target Turnkey
Humusoft Lab Experiments
Family of lab experiments to help students apply control engineering principles with real-time dynamic systems
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
Widely used robotics platform for teaching introductory programming, robotics, and control design
Machine Science Microcontroller Kits
Low-cost kit with Atmel ATmega168 microcontroller for building circuits on a solderless breadboard
Microchip dsPIC Microcontrollers
Low-cost boards suitable for controls, signal processing, and custom prototyping
Quanser
Hardware experiments, data acquisition cards, and Simulink models for teaching controls, mechatronics, and robotics
VEX Cortex Microcontroller
Platform for high-school robotics competition based on the VEX Cortex Microcontroller
PC-Based Vision Systems
Imaging hardware for machine vision, including generic webcams, industrial cameras, and frame grabbers