Data Acquisition Techniques Using PCs

by Austerlitz

• ISBN13: 9780120683772
• ISBN10: 0120683776
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-11
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

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

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	xi
Introduction to Data Acquisition
Analog Signal Transducers
Temperature Sensors	7	(1)
Optical Sensors	8	(5)
Force and Pressure Transducers	13	(3)
Magnetic Field Sensors	16	(2)
Ionizing Radiation Sensors	18	(1)
Position (Displacement) Sensors	19	(3)
Humidity Sensors	22	(1)
Fluid Flow Sensors	23	(1)
Fiber Optic Sensors	24	(2)
Other New Sensor Technologies	26	(3)
Analog Signal Conditioning
Signal Conditioning Techniques	29	(1)
Analog Circuit Components	30	(7)
Analog Conditioning Circuits	37	(14)
Analog/Digital Conversions
Digital Quantities	51	(4)
Data Conversion and DACs	55	(7)
ADCs	62	(18)
The PC
IBM PC/XT/AT and Compatible Computers	80	(1)
The IBM PC/XT	81	(8)
The IBM PC/AT	89	(4)
Bios	93	(2)
PCI and Other Local Buses	95	(7)
PC Peripherals	102	(6)
Interfacing Hardware to a PC Bus
I/O Data Transfers	108	(2)
Memory Data Transfers	110	(1)
A Simple, 8-Bit I/O Port Design	111	(4)
DMA	115	(1)
Wait State Generation	115	(2)
Analog Input Card Design	117	(1)
16-Bit Data Transfers on ISA Computers	118	(2)
Plug and Play	120	(1)
Interfacing to the PCI Bus	121	(2)
Interfacing Software to the PC
DOS-Based PC Software Layers	123	(2)
Software Interrupts	125	(3)
Polled versus Interrupt-Driven Software	128	(4)
Special DOS Programs	132	(1)
DOS	133	(2)
Overcoming DOS Memory Limitations	135	(2)
Protected-Mode Operating Systems	137	(5)
Standard Hardware Interfaces
Parallel versus Serial Digital Interfaces	142	(2)
Parallel Interfaces	144	(19)
Standard Serial Interfaces	163	(21)
PC Networks	184	(7)
Data Storage and Compression Techniques
DOS Disk Structure and Files	191	(4)
Common DOS File Types	195	(4)
Windows File Systems	199	(3)
Data Compression Techniques	202	(19)
Commercial Data Compression Software	221	(1)
Data Processing and Analysis
Numerical Representation	222	(7)
Data Analysis Techniques	229	(23)
Commercial Data Acquisition Products
Commercial Data Acquisition Hardware Products	252	(25)
Commercial Data Acquisition Software Products	277	(25)
How to Choose Commercial Data Acquisition Products	302	(2)
Other PC Configurations and Hardware for Data Acquisition
Alternative PC Architectures and Processors	304	(8)
Notebook PCs and PCMCIA Cards	312	(2)
Industrial and Embedded PCs	314	(8)
Image Capture Products	322	(8)
Computer Programming Languages
Popular Programming Languages	330	(22)
Programming for Microsoft Windows	352	(5)
Considerations for Writing Computer Programs	357	(5)
PC-Based Data Acquisition Applications
Ultrasonic Measurement System	362	(7)
Electrocardiogram Measurement System	369	(5)
Commercial Equipment Using Embedded PCs	374	(9)
Future Trends in PC-Based Data Acquisition	383	(2)
Appendix Data Acquisition and Related PC Product Manufacturers	385	(16)
Bibliography	401	(4)
Index	405