SILF

School Internet Laboratory of pHysics

SILF

• Not only a laboratory, but also a framework for building one
  
• Students perform experiments using their browsers
• Connecting to real hardware
  

Why silf is Unique

No client application

• Only HTML5 enabled browser
• Not only desktop browsers!
• Works on Adroid (FireFox tested)

Metadata driven

• Experiment server sends metadata to the client
• Rest is generated on the fly
• Upgrading servers is seamless 

Cooperation oriented

• Single student can change experiment settings
• Others can watch and get results
• Downloading the results will be implemented in the future
• Students can chat (to be implemented in near future)

Standard and protocol oriented

• Wherever possible we use standards
• Messages are routed by the XMPP server
• Whole communication is documented
  

Modular

• Each part of the system can be replaced separately
• You can develop own client
  
• Or own experiments
  

Cameras

• Each experiment has integrated camera
• For now we use our own protocol
  
• But consider changing to webRTC emerging standard

To be Fixed

Under Developement

• Not a mature project
• But team is mature and experienced--- it's our second laboratory!
  
• We are under developement
• Essential features missing but will be there in time