Distance learning of electronic measurements by means of measurement set-up models

The e-Learning is currently considered as a valid and effective didactic methodology in several study courses at different levels such as scholastic and university education as well as lifelong learning. In scientific fields the adoption of e-Learning is more complex since the study courses have to include not only theoretical concepts but also practical activities on specific instrumentation. The aim of the paper is to introduce an innovative Learning Management System (LMS) that allows to execute experimental activities on actual measurement instrumentation through a remote access. More in detail, the paper presents an hardware interface to the LMS including specific components delivered to the students for teaching them how to create their own test benches. The components model the instrumentation located into a remote laboratory controlled by the LMS and can be remotely configured.