ABSTRACT
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INTRODUCTION
Over the last several years, the use of computers and microprocessor-based equipment to measure, control, and test processes and equipment have become the norm, including process, manufacturing industries, and automation. One particular area that has been revolutionized by the rapid technological evolution of the PC is the data acquisition (DAQ), commonly also referred to as DAQ. Today, PC-based DAQ systems are able to tackle a much wider and broader range of applications as predicted by Moore’s Law on the continual increase in performance-to-price ratio of PC technologies. This chapter reviews the fundamental concepts of DAQ both from hardware and software technologies’ point of view.
