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Data Acquisition Systems

A Data Acquisition (DAQ) system captures real-world signals like voltage or current for processing and analysis. Key components include transducers, signal conditioning, data acquisition hardware, and software, which collectively enhance signal quality and enable control of real-world events. DAQ systems have various applications and can utilize both programmable and non-programmable software for operation.

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Data Acquisition Systems

A Data Acquisition (DAQ) system captures real-world signals like voltage or current for processing and analysis. Key components include transducers, signal conditioning, data acquisition hardware, and software, which collectively enhance signal quality and enable control of real-world events. DAQ systems have various applications and can utilize both programmable and non-programmable software for operation.

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Data Acquisition

Systems
Data Acquisition
System
DAQ (Data Acquisition) is defined as the process
of taking a real-world signal as input, such as a
voltage or current any electrical input, into the
computer, for processing, analysis, storage or
other data manipulation or conditioning.
Buildings of DAQ system that actually does-
• Transducers and actuators
• Signal conditioning
• Data acquisition and control hardware
• Computer systems software
Data Acquisition System
Block Diagram
Transducers
Sense physical phenomena and
translate it into electric signal.

 Temperature  Displacement
 Pressure  Level
 Light  Electric
signals
 Force  ON/OFF switch
Transducers and
Actuators
A transducer converts temperature,
pressure, level, length, position, etc.
into voltage, current, frequency, pulses
or other signals.
An actuator is a device that activates
process control equipment by using
electrical power. For example, a valve
actuator opens and closes a valve to
control fluid rate.
Signal Conditioning
Signal conditioning circuits improve the
quality of signals generated by transducers
before they are converted into digital
signals by the PC's data-acquisition
hardware.
Examples of signal conditioning are signal
scaling, amplification, linearization, cold-
junction compensation, filtering,
attenuation, excitation, common-mode
rejection, and so on.
Data Acquisition
Data acquisition and control
hardware generally performs one
or more of the following functions:
 analog input,
 analog output,
 digital input,
 digital output and
 counter/timer functions.
Analog Inputs (A/D)
Analog to digital (A/D) conversion changes analog
voltage or current levels into digital information. The
conversion is necessary to enable the computer to
process or store the signals.
Analog Outputs (D/A)
The opposite of analog to digital conversion is
digital to analog (D/A) conversion. This
operation converts digital information into
analog voltage or current. D/A devices allow
the computer to control real-world events.
Analog outputs can also be used to generate
waveforms. In this case, the device behaves as
a function generator.
Analog Outputs (D/A)
Data Acquisition Software
It can be the most critical factor in
obtaining reliable, high performance
operation.
Transforms the PC and DAQ hardware
into a complete DAQ, analysis, and
display system.
Different alternatives:
 Programmable software.

 Data acquisition software packages.


Programmable Software
Involves the use of a programming
language, such as:
 C++, visual C++
 BASIC, Visual Basic + Add-on tools (such as
VisuaLab with VTX)
 Fortran
 Pascal
 Advantage: flexibility
 Disadvantages: complexity and steep
learning curve
Data Acquisition Software

Does not require programming.


Enables developers to design the
custom instrument best suited to
their application.
Examples: Test Point, Snap Master,
Lab View, DADISP, DASYLAB etc.
Applications of DAQ
Systems

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