• DocumentCode
    869910
  • Title

    A handheld data acquisition system for use in an undergraduate data acquisition course

  • Author

    Mason, Greg

  • Author_Institution
    Mech. Eng. Dept., Seattle Univ., WA, USA
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    11/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    388
  • Lastpage
    393
  • Abstract
    A handheld data acquisition (DAQ) system was designed and built for use in an undergraduate engineering course. The system is based on a PocketPC computer and a low-cost serial DAQ card. The DAQ system runs under WindowsCE, an embedded real-time operating system. The DAQ hardware is supported by a free development system and custom software that allows applications to be tested under emulation with simulated I/O before being downloaded to the DAQ hardware. Several lab experiments were developed that complement the DAQ hardware.
  • Keywords
    data acquisition; educational courses; electrical engineering education; notebook computers; student experiments; PocketPC computer; custom software; embedded real-time operating system; engineering course; free development system; handheld data acquisition system; serial DAQ card; undergraduate data acquisition course; Application software; Data acquisition; Data engineering; Design engineering; Hardware; Operating systems; Real time systems; Software systems; Software testing; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Education, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9359
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TE.2002.804402
  • Filename
    1049601