Synopses & Reviews
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.
Key Features
* Contains tables of reference information on PC/XT/AT computers that are usually not found in a single source
* Includes hardware information, such as I/O addresses, memory maps, and hardware interrupts
* Discusses software reference material including BIOS and DOS interrupt calls
* Presents valuable hardware interface information including timing diagrams, design examples, and descriptions of standard interfaces, such as the RS-232 serial interface
Review
formation to build a system from scratch or to simply piece together appropriate commercial hardware and software products...contains diverse information rarely found in a single source....
Data Acquisition Techniques Using Personal Computers is a useful book for anyone who wants their PC to acquire, analyze or display data."
--EDN, February 1992
Synopsis
Data Acquisition Techniques Using Personal Computers offers all the information you need to implement a PC-based data acquisition system. The book covers all aspects of setting up such a system, from sensors, to data acquisition cards, to PC hardware, to software. Author Howard Austerlitz pieces together all the components of a data acquisition system, including analog digital conversion techniques, digital data analysis techniques, and commercial personal computer products to offer a comprehensive reference in one coherent source. Among the topics covered are the inner workings of IBM PC/XT/AT and compatibles, and a survey of commercial hardware and software data acquisition products. Learn how to build custom hardware and write your own solutions to implement the system you require as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.
Synopsis
products. Learn how to build custom hardware and write your own solutions to implement the system you require as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-306) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Data Acquisition. Analog Signal Transducers. Analog Signal Conditioning. Analog/Digital Conversions. The Personal Computer. Interfacing Hardware to the PC Bus. Interfacing Software to the PC. Standard
Hardware Interfaces. Data Storage and Compression Techniques. Data Processing and Analysis. Commercial Data Acquisition Products. Other Personal Computer Systems and Hardware. Computer Programming Languages. PC-Based Data Acquisition Applications. Appendix A: Data Acquisition Hardware Manufacturers. Appendix B: Data Acquisition Software Manufacturers. Bibliography. Index.