Development of a general purpose testing platform for virtual instruments and its application

This paper studied the development of a general purpose testing platform for virtual instruments that is used in lab for teaching and learning.This platform organically integrates the measurement and computer technologies,consists of integrated instrument functionalities such as stimulation and measurement and is able to complete the automated testing labs under the computer control.A lab teaching and learning system and environment is established based on this platform to foster the reform of both the content and methodologies of experiment education.New integrated and design oriented labs were developed which were proved to obtain good results in cultivation of the undergraduates' experiment education and experimental capabilities.