Virtual Instruments – Functional Model, Organization and Programming Architecture

∗ Thematic Harmonisation in Electrical and Information EngineeRing in Europe,Project Nr. 10063-CP-1-2000-1-PT-ERASMUS-ETNE.

This paper presents functional model, organization, a programming architecture and an implementation of Virtual Instruments as an essential part of educational laboratory tools. The Virtual Instruments are designed in event- driven programming environment and are capable of performing instrumental functions in local or remote level. The possibility of realization of real time operations from signal information point of view is discussed.