Data Acquisition Techniques Using Pcs

Zusammenfassung Focuses on the major changes that have taken place in this field. This book recognises that data acquisition is the core of most engineering and many life science systems in measurement and instrumentation. It is useful for scientists, engineers, students and technicians wishing to keep up with the technological developments.

List of contents

Introduction to Data Acquisition Analog Signal Transducers Analog Signal Conditioning Analog/Digital Conversions The PC; Interfacing Hardware to a PC Bus Interfacing Software to the PC Standard Hardware Interfaces Data Storage and Compression Techniques Data Processing and Analysis Commercial Data Acquisition Products Other PC Configurations and Hardware for Data Acquisition Computer Programming Languages PC-Based Data Acquisition Applications Data Acquisition and Related PC Product Manufacturers

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Praise for the First Edition
"A mix of tutorial and reference information for engineers setting up or using a PC-based data acquisition system. Spanning many disciplines, this well-illustrated book gives the readers enough information to build a system from scratch or to simply piece together appropriate commercial hardware and software products...a useful book for anyone who wants their PC to acquire, analyze or display data." -- EDN

Product details

• Authors: Howard Austerlitz, Austerlitz Howard
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.12.2002
• EAN: 9780120683772
• ISBN: 978-0-12-068377-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: IDC Technology (Paperback); IDC Technology (Paperback)
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; COMPUTERS / Networking / General, COMPUTERS / Hardware / Personal Computers / General, Databases, Computer networking & communications, Personal computers, COMPUTERS / Database Administration & Management, Computer networking and communications