Overview of tools used and work done on data acquisition system simulations

Summary form only. Recent work simulating data acquisition (DAQ) systems is considered, with emphasis given to simulation software tools. DAQ systems have been studied in two ways: behaviorally and operationally. Behavioral studies address the interaction of system components without requiring detailed programming of functionality. Operational simulations use code closely resembling hardware needed for implementing system functions. In general, two techniques are independent, although an example has been considered in which simulation was done at both levels