Data Acquisition

System
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What is DAQ/DAS
A typical Data Acquisition System consists of individual sensors with the necessary signal
conditioning, data conversion, data processing, multiplexing, data handling and associated
transmission, storage and display systems.
In order to optimise the characteristics of the system in terms of performance, handling capacity
and cost, the relevant sub systems can be combined together. Analog Data Acquisition System is
generally acquired and converted into digital form for the purpose of processing, transmission,
display and storage.
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM
Components Needed
Transducers/Sensors
Signal Conditioning
Analog to Digital converter (ADC)
Computer
Transducers/Sensors
Sensors and transducers are input and output
devices respectively that can be incorporated into
an electronic circuit or system allowing it to measure
or change its surrounding environment.
But for an electronic circuit or system to perform
any useful task or function it needs to be able to
communicate with the “real world” whether this is
by reading an input signal from an “ON/OFF” switch
or by activating some form of output device to
illuminate a single light.
Types of sensors
• POSITION SENSORS.
• PRESSURE SENSORS.
• TEMPERATURE SENSORS.
• FORCE SENSORS.
• VIBRATION SENSORS.
• PIEZO SENSORS.
• FLUID PROPERTY SENSORS.
• HUMIDITY SENSORS.
Signal Conditioning
In electronics, signal conditioning is the
manipulation of an analog signal in such a way that
it meets the requirements of the next stage for
further processing.
In an analog-to-digital converter application, signal
conditioning includes voltage or current limiting and 
anti-aliasing filtering.
Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)
• In electronics, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC, A/D, or A-to-D) is a system that
converts an analog signal, such as a sound picked up by a microphone or light entering
a digital camera, into a digital signal.

• An ADC may also provide an isolated measurement such as an electronic device that

converts an analog input voltage or current to a digital number representing the
magnitude of the voltage or current. Typically the digital output is a two's complement
 binary number that is proportional to the input, but there are other possibilities
 Computer
The end piece of the DAQ chain is a computer that gathers all the data coming through the DAQ hardware
for further analysis. However, connecting the DAQ hardware to a computer is not enough to make sense of
the
data.

A DAQ system requires a DAQ software that uses the data from the DAQ hardware to create readable and
meaningful results. In other words, the DAQ software acts as the layer between the user and the DAQ
hardware. Computers are critical to performing higher-order computations with the data collected
from the DAQ.
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