DocumentCode
3366863
Title
A scheme for data collection from unattended instruments by a personal computer
Author
Padmanabhan, K. ; Kumar, K. Kennedy
Author_Institution
central Instrum. Res. & Service Dept., Madras Univ., India
fYear
1992
fDate
12-14 May 1992
Firstpage
612
Lastpage
615
Abstract
The collection of field data relating to the growth of plants, using unattended instruments over long periods of time, is discussed, and the hardware and software are described. A single channel of FM telemetry is employed to facilitate data collection by a personal computer located at some distance. A low-power microcontroller with provision for low power is used. Resident software periodically collects and stores transducer data. The communication port of the PC is used by suitable device drivers
Keywords
computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; frequency modulation; microcomputer applications; telemetering systems; FM telemetry; PC; computer interfaces; data collection; field data; hardware; low-power microcontroller; personal computer; software; Frequency modulation; Frequency shift keying; Instruments; Microcomputers; Microcontrollers; Modems; Radio transmitters; Random access memory; Temperature sensors; Transducers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1992. IMTC '92., 9th IEEE
Conference_Location
Metropolitan, NY
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0640-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMTC.1992.245066
Filename
245066
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