Data Acquisition Techniques Using PC

Data Acquisition Techniques Using Personal Computers contains all the information required by a technical professional (engineer, scientist, technician) to implement a PC-based acquisition system. Including both basic tutorial information as well as some advanced topics, this work is suitable as a reference book for engineers or as a supplemental text for engineering students. It gives the reader enough understanding of the topics to implement a data acquisition system based on commercial products. A reader can alternatively learn how to custom build hardware or write his or her own software. Featuring diverse information, this book will be useful to both the technical professional and the hobbyist.

• Teaches the reader how to set up a PC-based system that measures, analyzes, and controls experiments and processes through detailed design examples
• Geared for beginning and advanced users, with many tutorials for less experienced readers, and detailed standards references for more experienced readers
• Fully revised new edition discusses latest programming languages and includes a list of over 80 product manufacurers to save valuable time

Data Acquisition Techniques Using PCs, Second Edition offers all the information needed to implement a PC-based data acquisition system. The book covers all aspects of setting up a system ranging from sensors, to data acquisition cards, to PC hardware, to software. It shows how to include circuits that transform analog reality into digital data that the computer can understand. The coverage involves almost all areas of industry and applications of instrumentation in electrical engineering (ie. control, robotics), biomedial engineering, and mechanical systems.