Dr.

Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology,

Pollachi.
(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to Anna University)
Question Paper Code : ES16569 Regulation : 2011
B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY / JUNE 2017
Sixth Semester - Common to Electronics and Communication
Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering / Instrumentation and
Control Engineering
11EC930 / 11EE931 / 11IC604 - Virtual Instrumentation
Duration: Three hours Answer ALL questions Maximum: 75 marks
PART – A (15 x 1 = 15 marks)

1. Virtual instrument is to
a) repeat the function of any b) repeat the function of micro
instrument controller
c) imitate the function of computer d) repeat the function of
multimeter
2. Virtual instrumentation
a) runs in specific operating b) runs in all operating system
system
c) is itself an operating system d) runs without hardware
support
3. LabVIEW stands for
a) Laboratory Virtual b) Laboratory Virtual
Instrumentation Engineering Instrument Engineering
Workbook Workbench
c) Laboratory Virtual Instrument for d) Laboratory Virtual
Engineers Workbench Instrument Engineers
Workbook
4. To switch between the front panel and block diagram, select Window
>> Show Block Diagram/Front Panel, or simply press.
a) Ctrl-E b) Ctrl-Z
c) Ctrl-Shift-Y d) Ctrl-B
5. The LabVIEW cluster is analogous to a __________ in C
programming language
a) record b) Subroutine
c) Statement d) Structure
6. ______________ type of file format can be used for frequent
accessibility
a) Binary b) ASCCI
c) LVM d) String
7. VISA stands for
a) Virtual Instrumentation Software b) Virtual Instrument Soft
Architecture Architecture
c) Virtual Instrumental Software d) Virtual Software
Architecture Architecture
8. GPIB is a _____________ type of communication by
a) Serial b) Parallel
c) Serial & Parallel d) USB
9. Which operating systems does not NI-DAQmx base 3.7 support?
a) Windows 8 (64-bit) b) Windows XP (64-bit)
c) Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit) d) Windows Vista (32-bit)
10. In motion control system application software is divided into ________
categories.
a) 2 b) 5
c) 3 d) 4
11. ________ is the most important component of a virtual instrument.
12. In LabVIEW ________ code is translated into executable machine
code by interpreting the syntax and by compilation
13. ________ is used to extract a floating point number from an input
string.
14. For Loops and while loops can index and accumulate arrays at their
boundaries is known as________.
15. GPIB devices communicate with other GPIB devices by sending
________ through the interface system.
PART – B (5 x 2 = 10 marks)

16. List the basic elements of virtual instrumentation

17. Create a VI for converting Celsius to Fahrenheit.
18. Cluster can be converted to the array. Judge the statement
19. Identify the major components of a PC-based data acquisition
system.
20. Define Instrument Driver.

PART – C (1 x 10 = 10 marks)

21. (i) Outline the concepts of the intensity chart operation. (5)
(ii) Summarize the functions and uses of format strings. (5)

PART – D (4 x 10 = 40 marks)

22.(a) Draw and explain the basic difference between the (10)
traditional instruments and software based virtual
instruments.
Or
22.(b) Identify the role of hardware and software in virtual (10)
instrumentation and also explain the layers of virtual
instrumentation software.

23.(a) Illustrate the front panel objects and their functions in (10)
detail with an example.
Or
23.(b) Enumerate the editing and debugging techniques in Lab (10)
VIEW programming.

24.(a) Describe in detail about GPIB. Also Explain how to (10)

acquire signals using VISA and GPIB.
Or
24.(b) Classify the different types of signal conditioning (10)
techniques used for accurate measurements and explain.
25.(a) Demonstrate the LabVIEW applications in process control (10)
applications.
Or
25.(b) Illustrate the LabVIEW applications in Biomedical (10)
Engineering.