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Data Acquisition Systems

A data acquisition system integrates various components to sense physical variables, condition electrical signals, and convert them into a digital format for processing and analysis. These systems are widely used in industries for accurate and cost-effective measurement of multiple variables, aiding in laboratory research and industrial control. The objective is to efficiently acquire, monitor, and communicate data to inform operators about plant operations and diagnose issues.

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Data Acquisition Systems

A data acquisition system integrates various components to sense physical variables, condition electrical signals, and convert them into a digital format for processing and analysis. These systems are widely used in industries for accurate and cost-effective measurement of multiple variables, aiding in laboratory research and industrial control. The objective is to efficiently acquire, monitor, and communicate data to inform operators about plant operations and diagnose issues.

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Data Acquisition System

A data acquisition system consists of many components


that are integrated to:
 Sense physical variables (use of transducers).

 Condition the electrical signal to make it readable

by an A/D board.
 Convert the signal into a digital format acceptable

by a computer.
 Process, analyze, store, and display the acquired
data with the help of software .
Need
 Data acquisition systems interface between the real world of
physical parameters, which are analog, and the artificial world
of digital computation and control.
 DAQ are used widely because they are low cost, accurate, and
relatively simple to implement.
 Data acquisition systems are capable of measuring hundreds of
variables simultaneously.
 They are now used by most engineers and scientists for
laboratory research, industrial control, test, and measurement of
input and output data to and from a computer.
 Industries that presently employ such automatic systems include
steel making, food processing, paper production, oil refining,
chemical manufacturing, textile production, cement
Objective of Data Acquisition System
 The data acquisition system must acquire the necessary data
at correct speed & at the correct time.
 It must use all the data efficiently to inform the operator
about the state of the plant.
 It must monitor the operation of complete plant .
 It must provide effective human communication system which
helps in identifying the problem areas.
 It must be able to collect, summaries & store data properly
for
 diagnosis.
 It must be able to compute unit performance indices using
real time communication
Block Diagram of Data Acquisition
System
Flow Of Information DAS
1. The input transducers measure some property of the environment.
2. The output from the transducers is conditioned (amplified,
filtered..)
3. The conditioned analog signal is digitized using an analog-to-
digital converter (ADC).
4. The digital information is acquired, processed and recorded by
the computer.
5. The computer may then modify the environment by outputting
control signals. The digital control signals are converted to
analog signals using a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
6. The analog signals are conditioned (e.g. amplified and filtered)
appropriately for an output transducer.
7. The output transducer interacts with the environment.

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