Data Acquisition Techniques Using PCs

By: Howard Austerlitz

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Paperback | 1 November 2002 | Edition Number 2

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432 Pages

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The second edition of this highly successful text focuses on the major changes that have taken place in this field in recent times. Data Acquisition Techniques Using PCs, Second Edition, recognises that data acquisition is the core of most engineering and many life science systems in measurement and instrumentation. It will prove invaluable to scientists, engineers, students and technicians wishing to keep up with the latest technological developments.

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

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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

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Non-Fiction Engineering & Technology Electronics & Communications Engineering Electronics Engineering Automatic Control Engineering Computing & I.T.Computer Programming & Software Development Software Engineering Computer Networking & Communications Technology in General Engineering in General Computer Hardware

Personal Computers PCs & IBM Compatible Personal Computers Graphical & Digital Media Applications 3D Graphics & Modelling Databases Data Capture & Analysis

Preface to the Second Edition	p. xi
Introduction to Data Acquisition
Analog Signal Transducers
Temperature Sensors	p. 7
Optical Sensors	p. 8
Force and Pressure Transducers	p. 13
Magnetic Field Sensors	p. 16
Ionizing Radiation Sensors	p. 18
Position (Displacement) Sensors	p. 19
Humidity Sensors	p. 22
Fluid Flow Sensors	p. 23
Fiber Optic Sensors	p. 24
Other New Sensor Technologies	p. 26
Analog Signal Conditioning
Signal Conditioning Techniques	p. 29
Analog Circuit Components	p. 30
Analog Conditioning Circuits	p. 37
Analog/Digital Conversions
Digital Quantities	p. 51
Data Conversion and DACs	p. 55
ADCs	p. 62
The PC
IBM PC/XT/AT and Compatible Computers	p. 80
The IBM PC/XT	p. 81
The IBM PC/AT	p. 89
BIOS	p. 93
PCI and Other Local Buses	p. 95
PC Peripherals	p. 102
Interfacing Hardware to a PC Bus
I/O Data Transfers	p. 108
Memory Data Transfers	p. 110
A Simple, 8-Bit I/O Port Design	p. 111
DMA	p. 115
Wait State Generation	p. 115
Analog Input Card Design	p. 117
16-Bit Data Transfers on ISA Computers	p. 118
Plug and Play	p. 120
Interfacing to the PCI Bus	p. 121
Interfacing Software to the PC
DOS-Based PC Software Layers	p. 123
Software Interrupts	p. 125
Polled versus Interrupt-Driven Software	p. 128
Special DOS Programs	p. 132
DOS	p. 133
Overcoming DOS Memory Limitations	p. 135
Protected-Mode Operating Systems	p. 137
Standard Hardware Interfaces
Parallel versus Serial Digital Interfaces	p. 142
Parallel Interfaces	p. 144
Standard Serial Interfaces	p. 163
PC Networks	p. 184
Data Storage and Compression Techniques
DOS Disk Structure and Files	p. 191
Common DOS File Types	p. 195
Windows File Systems	p. 199
Data Compression Techniques	p. 202
Commercial Data Compression Software	p. 221
Data Processing and Analysis
Numerical Representation	p. 222
Data Analysis Techniques	p. 229
Commercial Data Acquisition Products
Commercial Data Acquisition Hardware Products	p. 252
Commercial Data Acquisition Software Products	p. 277
How to Choose Commercial Data Acquisition Products	p. 302
Other PC Configurations and Hardware for Data Acquisition
Alternative PC Architectures and Processors	p. 304
Notebook PCs and PCMCIA Cards	p. 312
Industrial and Embedded PCs	p. 314
Image Capture Products	p. 322
Computer Programming Languages
Popular Programming Languages	p. 330
Programming for Microsoft Windows	p. 352
Considerations for Writing Computer Programs	p. 357
PC-Based Data Acquisition Applications
Ultrasonic Measurement System	p. 362
Electrocardiogram Measurement System	p. 369
Commercial Equipment Using Embedded PCs	p. 374
Future Trends in PC-Based Data Acquisition	p. 383
Data Acquisition and Related PC Product Manufacturers	p. 385
Bibliography	p. 401
Index	p. 405
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