Data Acquisition and Measurement Student Guide: Introduction to Computer-Based Data Acquisition

This 11-page lab is provided by eSyst: Tools for Electronics Education and is intended to familiarize students with the basic principles of computer based data acquisition, data store, and display. The lab includes a description, system concepts, learning outcomes, learning objectives, lab preparation directions, and more. Learning outcomes include: define data acquisition, draw a generic block diagram of data acquisition (DAQ) system and identify each section and explain how it works, state and define the various methods of signal conditioning in a DAQ system, state the function of a multiplexer in a DAQ system, and more.