Data acquisition; Signal conditioning; Operational amplifiers; Analog multiplexers; Sample and hold; Digital-to-analog converters; Analog-to-digital converters; DAQ systems

This work focuses on the data acquisition and signal conditioning systems, allocating up to three sections to discuss each of the system components. Thus, the main topics of the workbook are: operational amplifiers, analog multiplexers/de-multiplexers, sample and hold circuits, digital-to-analog converters, analog-to-digital converters, and the structure, operation, programming principles and modes of use of a fully-equipped data acquisition and conditioning system. Two distinct sections are allocated for each of these topics. The theoretical section focuses on the architecture and operating principles of the respective class of circuits, with particular emphasis on the presentation and discussion of the main catalog parameters, with real-life exemplifications. The practical section consists of a set of practical (experimental) workshops and applications, specifically designed to study, test and measure each of the main parameters of the respective class of circuits. The measurement results will also be compared with the catalog specifications. Each workshop defines the parameter of interest, the graphical schematics of the electronic setup of the experiment, the required measurement and control equipment, and the necessary steps of the experiment. The audience of this workbook is intended to contain, besides the students of the DAQ Systems course, also professionals or even amateurs which are interested in this very attractive field of engineering.