Title :
Analog data acquisition for obtaining I-V characteristics using sound cards
Author_Institution :
Mosul Univ., Iraq
Abstract :
Using Matlab´s data-acquisition feature and a computer sound card, the author describes a method to obtain voltage and current data to plot the I-V characteristics of a semiconductor diode and a plasma Langmuir probe glow discharge without installing any additional hardware.
Keywords :
Langmuir probes; electronic engineering computing; glow discharges; mathematics computing; semiconductor diodes; I-V characteristics; Matlab; analog data acquisition; current data; plasma Langmuir probe glow discharge; semiconductor diode; sound cards; voltage data; Analog computers; Application software; Circuit testing; Computer languages; Data acquisition; Electronic circuits; Plasma properties; Probes; Semiconductor diodes; Voltage; I-V characteristics; Langmuir probe; Matlab; data acquisition;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2006.60
