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unusual facts about data acquisition


DAQ

Data acquisition, the sampling of the real world to generate data that can be manipulated by a computer


Industrial USB

Industrial USB is the name given to the use of the USB protocol in an industrial environment, for data acquisition, automation, and production machine control.

United Electronic Industries

United Electronic Industries or UEI, based in Walpole, MA, is a producer of advanced data acquisition hardware for the PCI, ISA, and PXI bus types, as well as their proprietary, award-winning Ethernet-distributed PowerDNA system.


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ADInstruments

In 1985, the Physiology Department at New Zealand's University of Otago encouraged the development of a computer-based data acquisition system to replace their paper-based systems.

Cairn India

The acquisition programme, which was launched by the Honourable President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, fulfilled the commitment of 1450 km2 of 3D seismic data acquisition.

Direct digital control

In many cases, the HMI (human machine interface) or SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) are part of it.

Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses

Fully integrated SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) energy monitoring system to allow "real time" monitoring of all energy consumption

Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0

MATLAB is a high-level programming language for numerical computing, data acquisition and analysis.

National Biological Information Infrastructure

As a first step, in 1994, President Clinton signed Executive Order 12906, "Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: the National Spatial Data Infrastructure".

UEI

United Electronic Industries, a U.S. based data acquisition hardware manufacturer.

Wheelchair trainer

Arcade game software and clinical data acquisition use were first introduced by the Veterans Administration's WAFT as a means of promoting stationary wheelchair propulsion as a beneficial aerobic exercise.