Data acquisition automation of a didactic experiment of optical polarization through the integration of the arduino platform, xbee radio modules and the labview

Authors

  • Nilo Maurício Stomayor Choque Universidade Federal do Tocantins/Curso de Licenciatura em Física
  • Liliana Yolanda Ancalla Dávila Universidade Federal do Tocantins/Curso de Licenciatura em Física
  • Regina Lelis de Sousa Universidade Federal do Tocantins/Curso de Licenciatura em Física
  • Alexsandro Silvestre da Rocha Universidade Federal do Tocantins/Curso de Licenciatura em Física

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uft.23593652201961p3

Abstract

It is reported the automation of the data acquisition from an experiment to determine the polarization angle of a He-Ne laser light source usingresources from the information and communication technologies (TICs), such as the form factor compatible radio modules (Xbee), the Arduino electronic prototyping platform and the Labviewenvironment development system. A simple experimental set-up consisting of a He-Ne gas laser source emitting 632.8 nm wavelength light, a manual rotation polarizer holder and a display screen was used as the base equipment. The manual rotating polarizer holder has been modified to include automatic rotation through a gear mechanism driven by a stepper motor connected to an H-bridge device, an Arduino Uno board and an Xbee module. The rotating device is remotely controlled via radio frequency by a software application developed in the Labview G language. The screen has been replaced by a light intensity sensor module with automatic acquisition of data through an Arduino Uno board, connected to another Xbee module, which sends the digital data to the control software application also using electromagnetic waves in the radio range. The automatic experimental system makes it possible to perform the experiment in a shorter time, with the acquisition of more data, minimizing the introduction of errors and with instantaneous storage and visualization of the results.

Author Biography

Alexsandro Silvestre da Rocha, Universidade Federal do Tocantins/Curso de Licenciatura em Física

Física

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Published

2019-03-30

How to Cite

Stomayor Choque, N. M., Ancalla Dávila, L. Y., Lelis de Sousa, R., & Silvestre da Rocha, A. (2019). Data acquisition automation of a didactic experiment of optical polarization through the integration of the arduino platform, xbee radio modules and the labview. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 6(1), 3–14. https://doi.org/10.20873/uft.23593652201961p3

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