Pc Based Instrumentation And Control

PC Based Instrumentation and Control is a guide to implementing computer control, instrumentation and data acquisition using a standard PC and some of the most popular computer languages.

Numerous examples of configurations and working circuits, as well as representative software, make this a practical, hands-on guide to implementing PC-based testing and calibration systems and increasing efficiency without compromising quality or reliability. Guidance is given on modifying the circuits and software routines to meet the reader's specific needs.

The third edition includes updated coverage of PC hardware and bus systems, a new chapter on virtual instruments and an introduction to programming and software development in a modern 32-bit environment. Additional examples have been included, with source code and executables available for download from the companion website www.key2control.com.

PC Based Instrumentation and Control is a guide to implementing computer control, instrumentation and data acquisition using a standard PC and some of the most popular computer languages.

Numerous examples of configurations and working circuits, as well as representative software, make this a practical, hands-on guide to implementing PC-based testing and calibration systems and increasing efficiency without compromising quality or reliability. Guidance is given on modifying the circuits and software routines to meet the reader's specific needs.

The third edition includes updated coverage of PC hardware and bus systems, a new chapter on virtual instruments and an introduction to programming and software development in a modern 32-bit environment. Additional examples have been included, with source code and executables available for download from the companion website.

• Save money and increase efficiency by using a standard PC platform to solve a wide variety of control, instrumentation and measurement problems

• Designed for practicing engineers and technicians, this book is also ideal for educational courses in control, instrumentation and measurement

• A companion website provides downloadable executables, source code, links to manufacturers and suppliers, and additional reference material

PC Based Instrumentation and Control is a guide to implementing computer control, instrumentation and data acquisition using a standard PC and some of the most popular computer languages. Numerous sample applications, complete with examples of working circuits and representative software, make this a practical, hands-on guide to implementing a vast range of PC-based testing, measurement, and control systems. Advice is given on modifying the circuits and software routines to meet the reader's specific needs.

The third edition includes updated coverage of PC hardware and bus systems, an expanded chapter on reliability and fault-finding, a new chapter on virtual instruments and an introduction to programming and software development in a modern 32-bit environment. Additional examples have been included, with source code and executables available for download from the companion website www.key2control.com.

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Uses working, proven circuit examples to explain how to select and configure a control system based on readily available software and hardware. Covers programming in assembly language, BASIC, and C, the IEEE-488 bus, interfacing, software packages, and applications, and offers appendices on SI units, multiples and sub-multiples, and decimal, binary, hexadecimal and ASCII tables. This second edition adds new software routines and a new chapter on configuration and optimization. Contains a few b&w photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Mike Tooley is a technical author and consultant. He was formerly Vice Principal at Brooklands College in Surrey, England, where he was responsible for the delivery of learning to over 10,000 Further and Higher Education students increasingly by flexible, open and on-line distance learning. Mike is the well-known author of several popular engineering and related text books, including widely adopted course texts for BTEC, GCE A-level and GCSE qualifications in Engineering. Mike's hobbies include astronomy, amateur radio, aviation, computing and electronic circuit design and construction.