Description
Book SynopsisModern science and engineering relies heavily on understanding computer hardware and software in order to make effective use of these tools in the laboratory and industrial environments. The authors of Modern Instrumentation: A Computer Approach have succeeded in producing a highly readable source that will serve both newcomers to the field as well as experienced professionals.
Including both fundamentals and applications, the book first describes the role of the computer in instrument systems and provides numerous practical examples. The second part of the book explores specific software packages and their capabilities for applications such as, instrument design and simulation, data acquisition, data processing, and the potential of artificial intelligence in instrument design.
Because of the full integration of theory with practical applications of leading software packages, this book is an extremely useful reference for those who use computer-based instrument technol
Trade Review"… a wide-angle snapshot of the instrumentation needs within the biomedical, scientific, and engineering communities … a good, broad background education for those scientists and engineers new to computer-based instrumentation."
-Scientific Computing World
Table of ContentsPreface. Fundamentals of data acquisition and instrument control. Introduction. Information and its representation. Hardware architecture of PC-based instrument systems. Software for instrument systems. Data-processing considerations. Data acquisition and instrument control resources. Applied instrumentation automation. Design aids - SPICE. Design aids - MathCAD, MATLAB. Design aids - DSPlay. Spreadsheets: Lotus 1-2-3. A graphical user interface development tool: LabWindows. The Windows operating environment. Fully integrated applications.
