Data logging and Sensors.
Data Acquisition (DAQ)
The automatic collection of data from sensors, instruments and devices: in a factory, laboratory or in the field.
Data Logging
The process of using a computer to collect data through sensors, analyze the data and save and output the results of the collection and analysis. Data logging also implies the control of how the computer collects and analyzes the data.
Sensors
An electronic device used to measure a physical quantity such as temperature, pressure or loudness and convert it into an electronic signal of some kind (e.g a voltage). Sensors are normally components of some larger electronic system such as a computer control and/or measurement system. Analog sensors most often produce a voltage proportional to the measured quantity. The signal must be converted to digital form with a ADC before the CPU can process it.
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Books
Books on Measurement
| Geological | Civil Engineering | Vibration |
| Environmental | Hydrology | Pressure |
| Manufacturing | Flow | Temperature |
| Signal | Acoustics | BioMedical |
The fields where data monitoring is used extensively:
Earth Science
Civil Engineering
Engineering
Scientific Experiments
Aerospace
Aeronautical Engineering
Motor Racing
Robotics
Manufacturing
The application for Data Monitoring:
Quality Control
Environmental monitoring
Telemetry
Digital Signal Processing
Process Control