Comprehensive Hierarchy of Data Acquisition products


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When looking for data-acquisition products you will probably find many different and complex types. The categorization of DAQ hardware/software is further complicated by vendor-specific nomenclature. Below, we have attempted to create generic and specific categories that show how all DAQ products may be organized hierarchically.

All Data Acquisition Products

  • DAQ Systems Supported
  • Operating Systems Supported
    • DOS
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • OS/2
    • Other
    • Unix
    • Windows 2000
    • Windows 3.1
    • Windows 95
    • Windows 98
    • Windows ME
    • Windows NT
    • Windows XP
  • Signal Conditioning/Processing/Interfacing products
    • Analog I/O hardware process analog signal (e.g., output of RTD) and output results in analog
    • ADCs (Analog-to-Digital Converters)
    • Amplifiers (e.g., Charge converters and charge amplifiers; Isolation amplifiers)
    • Bridge conditioners
    • Charge and capacitive signal conditioning
    • Counter and timer boards
    • Current loop converters
    • Current-to-voltage converters
    • DACs (Digital-to-Analog Converters)
    • Data acquisition computer boards
    • DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
    • Encoder and resolver signal conditioners
    • Filtering
    • FPGA (Field-programmable gate array)
    • Frequency-to-current converter
    • Frequency / pulse signal conditioners
    • I/O
    • Linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) and rotary variable differential transformer (RVDT) signal conditioners
    • Multiplexing (e.g., Sensor multiplexers)
    • PCMCIA
    • Signal converters
    • Signal filters
    • Signal isolators
  • Software
    • Analysis and Visualization
    • Application Development
    • Control
    • Databases
    • Engineering Design
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
    • HMI (Human-Machine Interface)
    • MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
    • Networking
    • SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
    • Signal Processing
    • Simulation
    • Speech/Voice Recognition
    • Virtual Instrumentation
    • Wireless Communication
  • Support Hardware
    • Cables, Connectors, Feed-throughs
    • Calibration Equipment
    • Frequency converters and translators
    • Frequency-to-voltage converters
    • Health and Safety Equipment
    • Industrial PCs
    • Instrumentation amplifiers
    • Meters, Gauges, Displays, Other Indicating Equipment
    • Monitors, Analyzers, Other High-Level Sensing Instrumentation
    • Peripherals
    • Signal Transmitters or Integrated Combinations of Sensors with Transmitters
    • Specialty Coatings
    • Storage
    • Systems Security Products
    • Test Equipment
    • Thermal Imaging Systems
    • Voltage converters and voltage inverters
    • Voltage-to-frequency converter chips
    • Voltage-to-frequency converters

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