DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS
(SYLLABUS)
University of Petrosani
Faculty: The Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Program Level: Undergraduate
Specialization(s): Computer Science; Control Engineering and Applied Informatics
Year of study: 1rd
Semester: I (fall semester)
Number of ETCS credits awarded: 6
Class Objectives:
 Explanation of the operation of a data acquisition system
 Understanding the structure and the function blocks of a data acquisition system
 Understanding use of data acquisition systems to collect and process the information
 Programming of data acquisition systems
 Making wiring diagrams data acquisition systems to the computer
 The use of LabVIEW software and building the virtual instruments
Lectures content:
Content
Generalities about data acquisition and processing. The
general structure of a system of data acquisition and
processing
LabView graphical programming language
Digital - analog conversion circuits (DAC). Operating
principles and implementation of DAC. Digital - analog
converter DAC08
Analog - digital conversion circuits (ADC). ADC principles
of operation: with reaction, with intermediate conversion,
parallel (flash), with successive approximations, with
integration. Analog - digital converters ADC 0804 and
MAX187.
Sample and hold (SH) and multiplexing circuits.
Programmable gain amplifier (PGA). Principles of the PGA
ordered and self-regulating. Instrumental amplifier AMP01
Data acquisition cards (DAQ). Functions and performance.
Classification and structure of data acquisition systems. Data
acquisition card PCI6024E and data acquisition module
USB6008
Number of lectures
1
5
1
3
1
1
2
Practical class content:
Content
Safety procedures. Lab induction. Work procedures.
Introduction to LabView. Operations and functions
Creating a virtual instrument (VI) in LabVIEW graphical
programming
Editing and update a VI. Creating a SubVI
Programming structures in LabView
Study of the digital - analog converter DAC08
Study of the analog - digital converter ADC0804
Using the NI USB-6008 DAQ to data acquisition and
processing
Acquiring and processing data from resistive sensors
Number of classes
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Acquiring and processing data from optical and incremental
sensors.
Acquiring and processing data from temperature sensors
Final evaluation and testing for practical classes.
1
1
1
Grading Policy:
The student pass the class if obtain more than 50 points from 100 points.
Classroom Rules of Conduct:
 Turn off (or place on vibrate) cell phones and pagers during class
 Food and beverages are not permitted in classroom
 During exams, the use of cell phones, pagers, PDAs, or any other electronic devices is strictly
prohibited
Associate professor: Nicolae PĂTRĂŞCOIU
e-mail: patrascoiu@mail.com