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Slide Number 1

Title Slide

Hello everyone.

Welcome to this tutorial on Introduction to ExpEYES Junior.

Slide Number 2+3

Learning Objectives

We will learn:

  • About ExpEYES Junior device
  • Features
  • Hardware Specifications
  • Buy the device
  • Installation of the software on different operating systems.

We will also learn to,

  • Connect the device to the system
  • Demonstrate a simple experiment.
In this tutorial, we will learn:
  • About ExpEYES Junior device
  • Features
  • Hardware Specifications
  • How to buy the device
  • Installation of the software on different operating systems.

We will also learn to:

  • Connect of the device to the system and
  • Demonstrate a simple experiment.
Slide Number 4

System Requirement

  • ExpEYES v 3.1.0
  • Ubuntu Linux OS v. 14.04
  • Andriod v 5.0.2
  • Windows v 7
  • Firefox browser 35.0.1
  • You can use any web-browser of your choice.
Here I am using
  • ExpEYES version 3.1.0
  • Ubuntu Linux OS version. 14.04
  • Andriod version 5.0.2
  • Windows verison 7
  • Firefox browser version 35.0.1
You can use any web-browser of your choice.
Slide Number 5

Pre-requisties

Knowledge of basic high school Physics.

To follow this tutorial, you should have
  • Knowledge of basic high school Physics.
Slide Number 6

What is ExpEYES?

  • ExpEYES stands for

Experiments for Young Engineers and Scientists.

  • Perform basic Physics and Electronics experiments.
Let's first see what is ExpEYES.
  • ExpEYES stands for Experiments for Young Engineers and Scientists.
  • It is used to perform basic Physics and Electronics experiments.
Slide Number 7

ExpEYES

  • Show “ExpEYES” image
  • Show measurements alongside the device


Show the “ExpEYES” device ports and terminals, as per narration.






ExpEYES Junior device looks like this.


  • It is a small compact rectangular box with dimensions 8.6x5.8x1.6 cm cube (cm3).
  • It weighs around 60g.
  • It has a USB port on the top to connect the device to a desktop, laptop, Netbook or mobile-phone.
This is required to interface the device.
  • It also has various input and output terminals arranged on both sides of the device.
We will learn more about them as we go along.
  • Hardware design of the device is free and open source.
Here is a list of some important features of ExpEYES Junior.
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Features

  • Measure voltages, generates plots and waveforms.
  • Low cost and gives accurate measurements.
  • Built-in Signal Generator and Oscilloscope.
  • 12 bit input/output analog resolution.
  • Microsecond timing resolution.
  • Software is available on Bootable ISO image.
  • The device can measure voltages, generate plots and waveforms.
  • It is low cost and gives accurate measurements.
  • The device has built-in Signal Generator and Oscilloscope.
  • It has 12 bit input/output analog resolution.
  • It has Microsecond timing resolution.
  • And the software is available on Bootable ISO image.
Open Firefox web browser. Anyone can buy this device online.

To do so, open any web browser.

Point to the address bar.

Scroll and show the page.

In the address bar type,

http://expeyes.in/hardware-availability

and press Enter.

A web page opens with all the details to buy the device.

The ExpEYES software is available on various operating systems.
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Software Availability

  • Software of ExpEYES Junior is coded in Python language.
  • Free and open source
  • Distributed under GNU General Public License.
  • The software of ExpEYES Junior is coded in Python language.
  • It is free and open source.
  • It is distributed under GNU General Public License.
Slide Number 12

Software

Software works on

  • GNU/Linux,
  • Netbook,
  • Android and
  • Windows.
The software works on -
  • GNU/Linux,
  • Netbook,
  • Android and
  • Windows operating systems.
Slide Number 13
  • Install on Ubuntu Linux OS using Ubuntu Software Center.
  • For details, please refer to the Linux spoken tutorials on our website.
  • We can install the ExpEYES software on Ubuntu Linux OS, using Ubuntu Software Center.
  • For details on how to do so, please refer to the Linux spoken tutorials on our website.
Point to the address bar.

Type http://expeyes.in

Alternately, open your web browser.

In the address bar, type: http://expeyes.in

Point to SOFTWARE tab.

Point to Software Installation page.

On the page, click on SOFTWARE tab.

Software Installation page opens.

Click on link expeyes.deb

Point to Save File dialog box

Select Save File click on OK.

Click on the link expeyes.deb.

In the Save File dialog box, select Save File and click on OK.

Click on the downloaded file. Click on the downloaded file.
Cursor in Ubuntu Software Centre.

Click on Install button.

The file opens in Ubuntu Software Centre.

Click on Install button.

Point to Authenticate dialog box.

Type the system password

Click on Authenticate button.

Authenticate dialog box appears.

Type the system password and click on Authenticate button.

The installation may take a few minutes.

But you have not shown how to verify that the software has been installed

To verify that the software has been installed, click on Dash Home.

Now type ExpEYES in the Search bar.

The ExpEYES Junior icon is now seen. Click on it to open it.

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Installation

Netbook.

Now, let's see how to install the software on a Netbook.
Point to Lubuntu software Center. ExpEYES software can be installed on a Netbook using Lubuntu Software Center.
Right click on Software Center icon.

Select Open.

Point to Lubuntu Software center.

Right click on Software Center icon.

Select Open.

Lubuntu Software Center window opens.

In Search a package box, type expeyes

Expeyes icon appears, Select the icon.

In Search a package box, type expeyes.

Expeyes icon appears. Select the icon.

Point to the Status bar.

Click on the Add to the Apps Basket button.

On the Status bar, click on Add to the Apps Basket button.
Point to Menu bar, click on Apps Basket button.

Point to Apps Basket.

On the Menu bar, click on Apps Basket button.

Apps Basket window opens.

Point to Package list, select Expeyes.

Click on Install Packages button.

From the Package list, select Expeyes.

Click on Install Packages button.

Point to Authenticate dialog box.

Type system password. Click on Authenticate button.

Authenticate dialog box appears.

Type the system password and click on Authenticate button.

Point to Installing packages dialog box. Installing packages dialog box appears.

The installation may take a few minutes.

Show the connection of Netbook to the device using USB cable. Connect the Netbook to the device using USB cable.
Click on Start button.

Navigate to Education.

To open the software interface on Netbook, click on Start button.

Then on Education.

Select ExpEYES Junior.

Point to the software interface.

Select ExpEYES Junior.

The software interface opens.

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Installation

Andriod.

Let's install the Software on Andriod.
Slide Number 16

Installation on Android

Please ensure that wifi or Data pack is available on your Andriod device.
Show the connection of Android to the device using OTG cable. ExpEYES Junior device can be connected through OTG cable to your mobile.
Click on the Home button on your mobile.

Point to Google Play Store in the Android.

Click on Home button on your mobile.

Navigate to Google Play Store.

Click on APPS.

Point to APPS.

Click on APPS.

APPS page opens.

Click on magnifying glass on the top right corner. Click on magnifying glass on the top right corner.
Type expeyes, click on the ExpEYES.

Click on INSTALL.

Type expeyes, click on ExpEYES. <pause>

Click on INSTALL.

Point to Accept. Accept the license agreement.

The download starts immediately.

Click on OPEN. After downloading, click on OPEN.
Point to ExpEYES Experiments dialog box. ExpEYES Experiments dialog box opens.
Click on the checkbox, Use by default for this USB device. Click on the checkbox, Use by default for this USB device.
Click on OK.

Point to ExpEYES interface.

Click on OK.

The interface opens.

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Installation

Windows OS

Next, let us learn to install the software on Windows Operating System.
Point to the address bar, type the url expeyes.in

press Enter.

Open your default web browser.

In the address bar, type the URL expeyes.in and press Enter.

ExpEYES page opens.

Click on SOFTWARE tab, Scroll down to MS Windows. Click on SOFTWARE tab.

Scroll down to MS Windows.

Point to Window Desktop. For Windows installation, we need to install Python interpreter and its required libraries.
Point to all the libraries.

Show all related drivers

Download and install the following drivers and files:

http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM20814_Setup.exe


MCP2200 Driver

http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7/python-2.7.msi

http://pythonxy.googlecode.com/files/pyserial-2.5.0_py27.exe

http://effbot.org/downloads/PIL-1 .1.7.win32-py2.7.exe

http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/NumPy/1.5.1/numpy-

1.5.1-win32-superpack-python2.7.exe/download

http://sourceforge.net/projects/scipy/files/scipy/0.10.1/scipy-0.10.1-

win32-superpack-python2.7.exe/download

expeyes.zip.

Point to the files in Downloads library. I have already downloaded all the files in my Downloads folder.
Right click on expeyes-3.0.0 zip file >> click on Extract Here option.

Point to the extracted file.

Right click on expeyes-3.0.0 zip file and click on Extract Here option.

The contents of the zip file are extracted.

Double click on expeyes-3.0.0 folder. Double click on expeyes-3.0.0 folder.
Double click on expeyes-junior folder.

Point to the list.

Double click on eyes-junior folder.

A list of files is displayed.

Navigate to croplus file.

Right click, select Properties.

Point to croplus Properties window.

Locate croplus file.

Now right click and select Properties.

croplus Properties window opens.

Click on Change button, Select Python, click OK. Click on Change button.

Select Python, then click OK.

Click OK in the Properties window.

Double click croplus file.

Click OK in the Properties window.

Double click on croplus file.

Point to the Python exe file

Point to ExpEYES junior interface.

You can see that Python exe file is running.

Now, the software interface opens.

Point to ExpEYES junior interface. Please note, while installing the software on Windows 8/8.1, we have to enable unsigned driver installation in settings.
Show connection to the system.

Point to the interface.

We can now connect the device to our system using the USB port.

Once connected, the software interface opens.

Now, I will demonstrate a basic experiment using the device and its interface.

The aim of this experiment is to ...................

Show the connections and interface. First of all, we will require a battery as an external source of voltage to the device.

Voltage of the battery should be “3V”.

For this experiment, Ground terminal and A1 terminal should be connected to the battery.

Click on A1 to show the voltage across the A1 terminal.

Point to the voltage

On the interface, click on A1 to show the voltage across A1 terminal.

The displayed voltage is “+3.15V”.

On reversing the connection, the voltage is “-3.14V”

Point to the displayed values. Instead of the battery, we can also use PVS as the internal source of voltage.

So, this time I have connected A1 to PVS.


On the right side of the interface, Set PVS = 3V This is displayed or do you have to type it??? and press Enter.

The displayed voltage of PVS is “3.001V”.

Click on A1 to show the voltage across the A1 terminal. On the top left corner, click on A1.

The displayed voltage of A1 is “3.008V”.

Let us summarize.
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Summary

We have learnt,

  • About ExpEYES Junior device
  • Features
  • Hardware Specifications
  • Buy the device
  • Install the software on Linux, Netbook, Android and Windows
  • Connect the device to the system
  • Demonstrate a simple experiment.
In this tutorial, we have learnt:
  • About ExpEYES Junior device
  • Features
  • Hardware Specifications
  • How to buy the device
  • How to install the software on Linux, Netbook, Android and Windows
  • How to connect the device to the system and
  • Demonstrate a simple experiment
Slide Number 19

Assignment

  • Install the Software based on your Operating System.
As an assignment,
  • Install the software based on your Operating System.
Slide Number 20

Design and Development

ExpEYES is designed and developed by the PHOENIX project of Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi.

ExpEYES is designed and developed by the PHOENIX project of Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi.
Slide Number 21

Acknowledgement

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Slide Number 22

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Slide number 23

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