Online Utility Assists In Task Of Building Data Acquisition Systems

The task of efficiently building data acquisition systems and knowing what products to use is said to be made easier with the DAQ Designer configuration utility, an interactive, easy-to-use tool that gives suggestions on these topics. Visitors to the firm's website (natinst.com/daq) are not required to download any software; they simply interact with the online utility to answer questions about application requirements, such as the quantity and types of signals and sensors and signal conditioning needs. The tool then analyzes all the requirements before producing a detailed summary report, recommending both data acquisition hardware and software best-suited to the specific application.