pH and temperature of high precision with an

acquisition data card.

Arnulfo Lara Eliosa(1), Jaime Cid Monjaraz(2), Fernando Reyes Cortes(2),Javier Méndez
Mendoza(2), Ignacio Becerra(1).
(1)
Laboratorio de Tecnología del Agua, Instituto de Ciencias.
(2)
Facultad de Ciencias de la Electrónica.
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla.
14 sur y San Claudio, Col, San Manuel, Ciudad Universitaria.
Edif.103 D CP. 72590, Puebla, México. Tel: (222) 2 295500 Ext. 7857, 5536.
Email: arnulfo.lara@correo.buap.mx :jmm@ece.buap.mx

Summary.-This work shows the use of a pH and temperature
meter using discreet components with the DAQ CARD 6024E
of National Instruments through the software LAB VIEW V8.
This has different characteristics and very portable ones that
permit the obtaining of signal through the Data Acquisition
Card, which permits the computer to monitor for registering
the measures that entails to an industrial development
process. Here, important results are observed with decimal
precision for temperature and hundredths for pH with
samples of every 0.001s and frequency values of 1khz from
what it is observed that the pH value is a dependant variable
on the temperature. This system make us possible the control
strategiesdesign and the automation in a very short time, by
scroll systems on the screen besides the application is
minimized in a virtual instrument, this designed device does
not require recalibration every time that it is used for
measuring any solution, besides, it makes possible to register
and observe the collected data and update it for each
measuring.
Key words.-- DAQ CARD E data acquisition card National
Instruments
Software LAB VIEW programming pack of the Windows
environment (LM35A) integrated circuit of work.
I.INTRODUCTION
Since the year of 1992 the programming LAB VIEW was
introduced to the market about the Windows environment,
software used for the instrumentation control, with which
we get to develop measure equipment supporting on
elements with Hardware accessible by computer
(acquisition cards, DSP cards, accessible instruments by
GPIB, VXI, RS-232) executing a series of measures in real
time [1], [2],[15].
The graphic program LAB VIEW contains libraries that let
build any kind of virtual instrument (VI). The user watches
on the screen a panel whose function is identical to the
physic instrument; it facilitates the visualization and control
of the device. Based on the reflected data on the frontal
panel the (VI) functions collecting or generating signals like
its physical counterpart would do.Since 90s many
institutions and people have increased the interest in the
application of the control by instrumentation due to the
incorporation of the 16 and 32 bits, getting high speeds and
great memory capacity.
The advantages of the control by virtual instrumentation let
collect and visualize the data in “real time” and unable the
system control through the local networks Internet and it
integrates the system studied within systems of higher rank.
The pH measure is required in lots of industrial processes,
especially those that include food and beverage production.
The universal method more known of pH measuring is the
acidity prove with paper or something like that. The
indication of chemical substance which changes its color
according to the pH value.[5]
Unfortunately this method does not give a much
approximated indication of pH unless it is used under very
strict laboratory conditions.[3] It is undisputable that the
electrode that indicates the hydrogen ions more important
and more common in sensor lines which has almost
replaced completely to all the other kinds of electrodes and
methods that already exist for the pH determination.
Due to this; it has a comfortable management and it is
subjected to little interference that affect to the remaining
electrodes. The propose of this work is to design and built a
pH and temperature meter that at the same time be
registered by a personal computer supporting on a
commercial card, the 6024 E that is a multiple function card
of data acquisition and a compatible one. The specifications
of this card make ideal the wide rate of application in the
industry and laboratory environments. These applications
include data acquisition, processes control, automatic
proves and automation factory.
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS
Because its versatile properties the integrated circuit has
been used, (LM35A). [13]. which is linear in its operation
rate and as temperature sensor is of very high precision
because the voltage output is linearly proportionalto the

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 temperature in degrees centigrade.[4], [11] the integrated
circuit offers excellent using possibilities, though it
increases its own temperature in some hundredths of degree
centigrade.Also it is used universally for the pH measure. It
measures the difference of the potential through a
membrane of glass that separates the analysis solution from
a reference solution of fixe acidity.
In order to measure the temperature a repair with the
integrated circuit is used LM35 being a sensor that produces
a variation that is proportional to the temperature in degrees
centigrade which will get in contact with the solution to
measure, and this signal is carried to the entrance of the
DAQ CARD too, in its respective analogical, then it is
monitored on the PC screen with LAB VIEW V. 8
For measuring the pH which works for measuring the
acidity or alkalinity of a solution, where the pH value is
defined as the logarithmic decimal of the hydrogen ions
concentration multiplied by minus one. We use an electrode
for measuring the electromotive force of the solution (in
mili volts), this potential is detected by an amplification
stage and another of comparison that is done by two
amplifier circuits of the serie LMC and LMC6041;[16],
[17]. This signal is carried to the DAQ CARD 6024E
entrance and as the same as the temperature it was worked
with LAB VIEW V. 8. [11], {12], [15].Both devices have
as operation characteristics measuring temperature and
measure mili volts.[8], [9], [10].
Theorical specifications of the operation.
pH FUNCTION
pH rate 2.00 a 10.00
Solution % 0.01
Relative precision % 0.01
,QSXWLPSHGDQFHIRUWKHS+Ÿ
TEMPERATURE FUNCTION
Temperature rate 0 a 90 o
Solution % 1
Linearity % 0.5 o C
The noisy of a measure could be seen as a useful property
for the maintenance and the quality guarantees. For
example if a sensor system of pH indicates exactly the same
numeric value for a time (for example: a minute) it means,
if the standard deviation of the measure would be zero (or
very low) it could be deducted that the sensor system is not
working and the electrode should be replaced or the
amplifier of the case.
This notion permits to develop a precise strategy of
vigilance of the quality of the sensor systems in a plant by
memorizing the characteristics of the noise in a computer.
Design of the experimentation modules.
Power source.- the power source was designed for a group
of circuits that are going to provide the tensions of
continuing power and regulated to the system. Taking into
account that it should transform the entrance tension gotten
from the network to the necessary levels considering that
has to attend the leak stage, regulate the tension and
transform the continuing tension regulated to the necessary
levels.[3], [4].
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The systems data acquisition.— Basically these are used for
measuring and register the obtained signals and they are
used in a large number of applications, in a variety of
industrial and scientific areas as the biomedical industry,
the aerospace or the telemetry. The kind of system of data
acquisition is analogical or digital, depending on the data
use.
Development of the application of the sensor LM 35 and
LAB VIEW
The sensor of the temperature LM 35 was connected to the
connection module SCB-69 at the same time it is connected
to the DAQ CARD 6024E, in one of its ends and in the
other one is connected to the PC through the BUS
PCMCIA. Which for observing the sensor information it
was used the LABVIEW V.8.[8], [9], [10],[15].
Each program done in LABVIEW is called Virtual
Instrument (VI)
The VI components or structure are:
The “interactive user interface” is called frontal panel,
because it simulate the panel of a physic instrument. The
frontal panel contains the independent and dependent
variables of the system, it means, the controls and
indicators.
The VIs receive instructions from a block diagram in which
all the system components are linked (elements and sub-
routine) in a graphic way.
The VIsarehierarchy and modular, it means that they can
work as superior level programs or inferior ones in an
independent way. The sub-programs contained within a
hierarchy structure are known as sub-routine or subVI. The
icon and the connector of a VI do the tasks of passing the
data flow from a subVI to another subVI and each subVI
corresponds to a module. From what the modular
programming helps us to divide an application into a series
of tasks until is it possible to complete the system. Each
subVI could be separated from the others Vis and worked
on it in an independent way.
The frontal panel or control panel
Essentially the frontal panel is a combination of controls
and indicators. The controls simulate the devices that can be
found in a common instrument; they are virtual devices that
permit get the input data or the parameters of a systems.
The indicators visualize the information of the acquired
data or the generated ones into the system, the ones that are
processed through the virtual circuitry. For adding the
controls and indicators on the frontal panel we have a
control palette.
The programming panel
In order to prove different measures of temperature the
measure of a control panel was done and visualizing it (on
the thermometer, on the graphic and on the display.) [6].
The pH measure through the DAQ CARD 6024E with the
PC and LA VIEW V. 8 we think it is satisfactory due to an
average of 100 samples is took by second; this permits to
obtain high precision besides that the solution can be
measured in “real” and fast way.[14].
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 III RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS and starts in .73 and it ends in 36.13°C and there was a
For the last measures we proceed to done an variation in the pH 7 Buffer solution, which becomes stable
executablefile with LAB VIEW V8. With data measured in 30°C.
with two files; one for pH and other for temperature which
indicate us the number of samples with very short time Table III. Buffer solution of pH 10.
indicators, we can upload it to a USB for processing from
any PC. Three Buffer samples were worked (pH 4, pH 7 y
pH 10) to 0° C which were placed on ice bags for 30 Temp. pH 10 Temp. pH 10
minutes for these acquire the wanted temperature for 0.73 8.154 36.13 9.814
starting the measures: getting the following tables.
0.97 7.885 37.10 9.887
Table I. values and temperature of pH 4 2.19 8.178 38.08 9.91
3.17 8.203 39.06 9.960
Temp. pH 4 Temp pH 4 4.15 8.740 40.28 10.009
1.22 3.442 12.20 3.808 5.12 8.496 41.01 10.107
1.95 3.588 13.18 4.052 6.10 8.349 42.23 10.107
2.19 3.564 14.16 3.955 7.08 8.105 43.21 10.205
3.41 3.564 15.13 3.955
7.08 8.105 44.18 10.180
4.15 3.613 16.11 4.003
8.05 8.007 45.16 10.156
5.12 3.662 17.33 4.052
6.10 3.540 18.06 4.101 9.03 8.056
7.08 3.588 19.04 4.150 10.00 8.032
8.05 3.613 20.01 4.248
9.03 3.662 21.56 4.199 Finally we proceed to measure the Buffer solution of pH 10
10.00 3.686 22.21 4.467 as the same as the patron samples before, this also was
11.23 3.588 23.19 4.443 immersed into the container with ice and it was placed into
the bottle the temperature sensor and the electrode of glass.
The wanted value of pH 10 should had been registered from
the temperature of 25°C to 30°C, which indicates that there
These are the values of the data files which are was contamination in the environment where the proves
generated with the executable one that generates were done and the buffer pH 10suffered alterationin its
each graphic. component to cool and heat it to increasingthe temperature
to 40°C it registers a value of pH 10. It shows the initial
Table II. Values and temperature of pH 7 temperature of .73°C with pH of 8.15
The table 6.3 shows the initial temperature of 0.73 and it
Temp. pH 7 Temp. pH 7 ends in 45°C with a pH of 8.15 and 10.15 respectively. It
0.73 5.712 24.16 6.884 becomes stable with a value of temperature of 40°C
From the obtained results by this system we can say that:
1.22 5.810 26.12 6.982
the tables that are represented are the ones that were
2.19 5.834 27.09 7.080 obtained by taking the measure to different values of pH
3.17 5.786 28.07 7.128 and temperature indicating that the value of pH is a
4.15 5.859 29.05 7.177 dependent variable on the temperature as the buffer pH 4,
5.12 5.883 30.02 7.226 pH 7 and pH 10 solutions are, which should not be
6.10 5.834 31.00 7.275 subjected to the changes of temperature (0 o C to 45 o C)
7.08 5.908 32.22 7.324 because they alter their properties. Another factor that could
affect the measure is the environment that gets
8.05 5.859 33.20 7.348
contaminated since the sample solution is empty out into a
9.03 5.908 34.17 7.348 bottle for its measure until the time that lasts in measuring
10.00 6.079 35.15 7.373 the solution in the bottle. It is recommended that the
11.23 6.176 36.13 7.373 solutions are in a laboratory which permits them to being
measured in temperature conditions of 25°C.

With the complete module of measurement of temperature IV. CONCLUTIONS

and pH, we proceed to measure the pH Buffer solution 7
which varies to increasing the temperature to 5° C,
increasing the temperature to 27° C the pH value is 7, it is
the rate in which the Buffer solution with pH7 is
measurable, it becomes stable from 30.03° C to 36.13°C.
The table 2 shows the minimum value of the temperature
After an analysis of results about the characteristics of the
design, obtaining, interface, and data presentation on the
computer through the DAQ CARD 6024 E the software
LABVIEW V.8 and the measured values it is concluded
that:

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