WebLab-Deusto
WebLab-Deusto is an open-source remote laboratory framework that lets students access equipment located at universities, schools, or research centres.
What WebLab-Deusto is
WebLab-Deusto is an open-source remote laboratory framework that lets students access equipment located at universities, schools, or research centres. It provides APIs and methods for creating remote labs, including interfaces for mobile use, and institutions can share labs with access rules such as time limits or priority. A queue can reserve equipment for one user or be configured for concurrent, optionally collaborative access. Administrators can manage users, labs, and permissions, and review records showing which students accessed labs, when they did so, and what they worked on. Moodle and Sakai can provide authentication and authorization when labs are accessed through a learning management system. Authentication options also include passwords, LDAP, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID. The software is free under the BSD 2-Clause license and supports GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows; it should also run on BSD systems. It can be installed locally to keep the database local, or teachers can use wCloud without installing software or hardware. Deployments can span servers and institutions, and the system can run on Raspberry Pi devices.
Good
- Free and open source under the BSD 2-Clause license.
- Provides APIs for developing remote laboratories.
- Supports lab sharing with provider-defined access rules.
- Includes usage records and administration tools.
- Can integrate with Moodle and Sakai.
Watch out
- The FPGA demo does not accept user-uploaded files.
- The FPGA demo runs a pre-uploaded program.
Who it suits
It suits universities, engineering faculties, secondary schools, and research projects that want to offer remote access to physical lab equipment. Institutions can use it to build their own labs or share access with other providers.
Verdict
WebLab-Deusto is a flexible framework for managing remote access to educational equipment, with options for lab sharing, scheduling, and administration. The FPGA demo is limited to a pre-uploaded program rather than users' own files.
The facts
Each one read from WebLab-Deusto's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administration
- Web administration tools let administrators manage users, labs, and permissions, and track student usage.checked 30 Sep 2026
- APIs
- It provides APIs for developing new remote laboratories and alternative mobile interfaces.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Audience
- The project says it is used by engineering faculties, secondary schools, and research projects in multiple countries.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Authentication
- The system supports password-based authentication, LDAP, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Demo limitation
- The FPGA demo does not allow users to upload their own file and instead runs a pre-uploaded demo program.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- The software can be installed locally to keep the database local, or teachers can use the wCloud system without software or hardware installation.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Equipment
- The team developed WebLab-Box, a deployable remote-experiment enclosure containing instruments such as a webcam, embedded computer and signal provider.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Interoperability
- It offers programmable interfaces, plug-in systems and bridges with iLab Shared Architecture and the UNR FCEIA Physics lab.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Lab development
- The system provides APIs and approaches for adding new or existing remote laboratories.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Lab sharing
- Institutions can share their labs and access labs hosted by other institutions, with provider-defined privileges such as maximum slot time or priority.checked 30 Sep 2026
- LMS integration
- Labs can be accessed through learning management systems such as Moodle or Sakai, using the LMS for authentication and authorization.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Open source
- The software is open source under the BSD 2-Clause license.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- WebLab-Deusto provides software and hardware for students to access university equipment remotely as they would in a hands-on lab.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Scale and hardware
- Deployments can scale across servers and institutions, and the system can also run on lightweight devices such as Raspberry Pi.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Scheduling
- A priority queue subsystem provides exclusive lab access and can be customized for concurrent, optionally collaborative, users.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Technical support is available through the WebLab-Deusto Google Group and the email address [email protected].checked 30 Sep 2026
- Supported operating systems
- The software is supported on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows; the page says it should also run on systems such as BSD.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Supported systems
- The software is supported on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows, and should also run on BSD.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Target users
- It is used by universities, engineering faculties and secondary schools in different countries.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Usage tracking
- The system records which students accessed which labs, when they accessed them, and what activities they performed, enabling analytics.checked 30 Sep 2026
- What it does
- WebLab-Deusto is a remote laboratory management framework that lets students access equipment physically located in universities, schools or research centres.checked 30 Sep 2026
Money
- Free labs
- Several laboratories are offered for free through the Internet.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Bilbao, Spainchecked 28 Sep 2026
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