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This course will be a study of the use of computers for measurement
and automation applications. Hands-on experience with data acquisition using
LabVIEW will be gained through laboratory exercises and projects. |
Concepts to be studied will include:
- analog-to-digital conversion
- digital-to-analog conversion
- transducers
- signal conditioning
- virtual instrumentation
- data acquisition
- instrument control
- data manipulation and analysis
- data storage techniques
- data-flow programming
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Students will learn to interface the computer to laboratory equipment using a graphical programming language called
LabVIEW. Since its introduction by National Instruments in 1986, LabVIEW has become an industry standard for scientific research
and industrial automation applications. Programs in LabVIEW are called virtual instruments because the combination of computer,
data acquisition hardware and software can take the place of a traditional bench-top instrument.
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The course will be taught in an electronic classroom (STH 203) equipped with "smart board" technology where each student will
have individual use of a computer. Some class meetings will be held in the newly renovated University Physics Laboratory
(TCCW 205).
The course is open to any students that have an interest in making physical measurements using a computer.
Limited computer programming experience (at least CS 230) and at least two semesters of University Physics are required pre-requisites.
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