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MANIPAL UNIVERSITY
II Sem M.Tech (CS and A&S) Engineering Examinations 2012

ADVANCED VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION (ICE 572)

[Time 3 Hrs] (Elective) (12-05-2012) Note: Answer any five full questions. Draw figure wherever necessary 1(A) Compare Text based programming and Graphical programming. (5) (B) List out the steps involved in software development method. Explain each step (7) with an example. (C) Briefly explain the block diagram objects in a VI. (8) 2(A) Explain Auto Indexing. How is it used in setting the For Loop count? (5) (B) Create a VI to generate and plot a waveform with 20 points, period of 0.2 sec. and (13) a start time of 1.5 sec. Display total duration taken for the entire plot, number of samples plotted and the final time (time at which final data is plotted). (C) Explain different update modes of waveform chart. (2) 3(A) Create a VI which consists of numeric input array. Seta threshold value and (12) separate the array elements which are greater than the threshold. Create an icon and connector and save this VI as sub VI. (B) What are the applications of timed structure? Explain different types of timed ( 5) structures in detail. (C) Explain the commonly used file formats in LabVIEW. (3) 4(A) Create a VI to find the sum of n natural numbers using While loop with a feedback ( 10) node. (B) Briefly explain about the serial communication concepts. List out the advantages (6) and disadvantages of each type. (C) Describe the need for initializing shift registers and feedback nodes. ( 4) 5(A) Create a subVI to find the equivalent Binary Grey Code for a given Hexadecimal ( 7) value. (B) What do you mean by particle analysis? Explain different operations in particle (10) analysis. (C) What do you mean by Instrument driver? Explain the instrument driver model in ( 3) detail. 6(A) Explain the GPIB communication system with a neat diagram. Also mention the ( 7) groups of pins available in GPIB. List the functions of each pin in the GPIB. (B) Draw the architecture of PCI bus and explain different features of it in detail. (6) (C) Mention the significance of ADC and DAC in data acquisition. With a neat (7) diagram explain the working and advantages of Dual slope ADC. [Max. Marks: 100]