Practical Interfacing in the Laboratory

Using a PC for Instrumentation, Data Analysis and Control

Stephen E. Derenzo

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2003
• Print ISBN:
  9780521815277
• eBook ISBN:
  9780511058707
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This text describes in practical terms how to use a desk-top computer to monitor and control laboratory experiments. The author clearly explains how to design electronic circuits and write computer programs to sense, analyse and display real-world quantities, including displacement, temperature, force, sound, light, and biomedical potentials. The book includes numerous laboratory exercises and appendices that provide practical information on microcomputer architecture and interfacing, including complete circuit diagrams and component lists. Topics include analog amplification and signal processing, digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversion, electronic sensors and actuators, digital and analog interfacing circuits, and programming. Only a very basic knowledge of electronics is assumed, making it ideal for college-level laboratory courses and for practising engineers and scientists.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Digital tools
• Laboratory Exercise 1
• Laboratory Exercise 2
• Laboratory Exercise 3
• 2 Analog tools
• Laboratory Exercise 4
• Laboratory Exercise 5
• Laboratory Exercise 6
• 3 Analog digital conversion and sampling
• Laboratory Exercise 7
• Laboratory Exercise 8
• Laboratory Exercise 9
• Laboratory Exercise 10
• 4 Sensors and actuators
• Laboratory Exercise 11
• Laboratory Exercise 12
• Laboratory Exercise 13
• Laboratory Exercise 14
• Laboratory Exercise 15
• Laboratory Exercise 16
• Laboratory Exercise 17
• Laboratory Exercise 18
• Laboratory Exercise 19
• 5 Data analysis and control
• Laboratory Exercise 20
• Laboratory Exercise 21
• Laboratory Exercise 22
• Laboratory Exercise 23
• Laboratory Exercise 24
• Laboratory Exercise 25
• Laboratory Exercise 26
• Laboratory Exercise 27
• Appendix A: Grounding and shielding
• Appendix B: Experimental uncertainties
• Appendix C: C programming tips
• Appendix D:Numerical methods and C functions
• Appendix E: Summary of Data Translation DT3010 PCI plug-in card
• Appendix F: Using the digital oscilloscope to record waveforms
• Appendix G: Electrical hazards and safety
• Appendix H: Standard resistor and capacitor values
• Appendix I: ASCII character codes
• Glossary
• Index