Practical Interfacing in the Laboratory by Stephen E. Derenzo - 9780521815277

Practical Interfacing in the LaboratoryUsing a PC for Instrumentation, Data Analysis and Control\nAuthor(s): Stephen E. Derenzo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521815277, 978-0521815277\nSynopsis\nThis text describes in practical terms how to use a desk-top computer to monitor and control laboratory experiments. The author clearly explains how to design electronic circuits and write computer programs to sense, analyse and display real-world quantities, including displacement, temperature, force, sound, light, and biomedical potentials. The book includes numerous laboratory exercises and appendices that provide practical information on microcomputer architecture and interfacing, including complete circuit diagrams and component lists. Topics include analog amplification and signal processing, digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversion, electronic sensors and actuators, digital and analo.