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Topic: data acquisition
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engineering >
input/output
Topic:
analog/digital conversion
Topic:
digital measurement
Topic:
embedded systems
Topic:
logging data and events
Topic:
laboratory computers
Topic:
science as measurement
Summary
Data acquisition hardware takes incoming analog and digital data, samples it, test for alarm conditions, logs the data, may do simple operations, and communicates it via hardcopy or digital transmission. Data acquisition is used to gather information for monitoring, tuning, alarm detection, and data analysis. (cbb 5/80)
Subtopic: automating experiments
Quote: given time and location can derive the tide-level and dominant vegetation; simplifies data gathering [»pascJ9_2000]
Subtopic: data acquisition
QuoteRef: polsPG3_1973 ;;242 Scat is for controlling psychological experiments
Quote: System 2000 is a large data acquisition system for monitoring, scanning, alarming, logging, analysis and control; microcomputer-based [»controleng] Quote: Microvisory for data logging; dynamic modification of data points, alarms, and parameters; in English [»controleng] Quote: data acquisition system uses an HP calculator for system control, data analysis and recording [»instrumentcontrol] Quote: data acquisition system with remote program option for measuring, scaling, and programming each analog point [»instrumentcontrol] Quote: TI 3100 data interface uses English prompts for reading memory and I/O content of a sequencer [»instrumentcontrol] QuoteRef: instrumentcontrol ;;8/77 46 H-P 2240A measurement and control system for upto up to 128 channels. "The subsystem stores the commands [from a main computer via a IEEE 488 bus] and executes them without interrupting the processing the central computer.
Group: input/output (4 topics, 74 quotes)
Topic: analog/digital conversion (3 items)
Topic: digital measurement (1 item)
Topic: embedded systems (26 items)
Topic: logging data and events (17 items)
Topic: laboratory computers (2 items)
Topic: science as measurement
(36 items)