ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the indispensable component of the data acquisition system, namely software. It examines the software issues. The chapter deals with software languages. It assumes that one has decided to write one's own program for data acquisition. The chapter also examines the capabilities of languages and makes a comparative study of the languages suitable for data acquisition applications. In this part, one will also receive valuable hints to speed up one's programs. The chapter is concerned with industry standard software packages. It provides valuable insight into programming methods to enable one to better anticipate the operation. The chapter offers a comparative study of computer languages for data acquisition applications. Most popular PC languages available for the average user are C, BASIC and PASCAL. The chapter reviews some of the well known commercial software packages. It also reviews some of the well known software packages on the market. The chapter examines Labtech Acquire and Labdas.
