DATA ACQUISITION

Keithley Instruments Inc. has published the first edition of the handbook Understanding New Developments in Data Acquisition, Measurement and Control: A Practical Guide to High Performance Test and Measurement. With more than 220 pages, the guide is divided into nine sections covering related topics such as software; basic component theory; computer buses, protocols and hardware; analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion, interfacing, isolation and ground loops; making temperature and strain measurements with sensor technologies; and the application of data acquisition systems to monitor or control industrial processes. It includes selection guides for plug-in boards, USB modules, PXI systems and external data acquisition instruments.