Real world applications our customers have implemented with PC Based Data Acquisition Systems from Intelligent Instrumentation

Green House Monitor and Control System

A PC is used to monitor and control the temperature, watering and humidity. This tight monitoring and control allows precise experiments to be conducted to determine optimum conditions for growth.

Fish Farm Water Monitor and Control System
A PC is used to control the conditions of the water. The system monitors temperature, pH, and oxygen content of the lake. This information is then used to control compressors, heaters, acid/base mixers, and the input and output water flow to maintain the desired conditions.

Road Testing
Portable PC systems are used to capture and analyze data
pertaining to performance factors such as noise, engine performance, suspension, acceleration, and braking.

Automotive Sub-Assembly Testing
PC based data acquisition solutions are used to test electric and electronic sub-assemblies such as dash boards. A dash board is placed in the test fixture and the PC then controls actuators to move switches and controls and measures the results. One system tests five dash boards at one time. Over 150 types of assemblies are tested.

Solar Water Heater Monitor
A PC with a multifunction board is used to measure the efficiency and temperature distribution of a solar water heater. The water heater is used to supply hot water to residents of an apartment complex.

Pollution Control Systems
A multifunction board is used to monitor a series of sensors that measure the level of air pollutants that pass through the system. Based on the measurements the system uses a burner to eliminate the presence of the pollutants before releasing the air to the outside. The system is used in small to medium-sized semiconductor manufacturing plants.

Wash Water Quality Monitoring System
Multiple PCs with data acquisition boards are used to monitor the quality of waste water at an automotive manufacturing plant. The system measures the quality of water in bath tanks used to wash car bodies prior to painting. The close on-line monitoring of the tanks has reduced the amount of expensive, environmentally sensitive chemicals used in the process.

High Pressure Water Cutting Equipment
A PC-based system is used to monitor flow, pressure and temperature in a system that uses abrasive water and high pressure for high-precision cutting of material such as aluminum, wood, steel, etc.
 
Radiation Equipment Simulators
A large manufacturer of X-ray equipment uses a combination of boards and expansion modules to build simulators of radiation equipment used in cancer therapy. The simulators are used for software development and R&D experiments. The data acquisition equipment is used in conjunction with a
multifunction board and an analog channel expander module are used for
monitoring vital signals from patients. The system consists of a remote data
acquisition and control box attached to a patient. The system registers vital
signs such as pulse rate, blood pressure and respiration rate. The signals are sent to a central monitoring station that contains the data acquisition
hardware. The cards digitize the signals which are then displayed by a
custom-developed program on a touch-sensitive screen.

Monitoring of Portable Generator Systems
A multifunction board and Visual Designer were used to implement a system to test portable power generators. The system monitors inputs, outputs and operating conditions such as power output, temperature, fuel consumption, air flow, and efficiency.

Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants
A multifunction board is used to monitor the temperature distribution in the steam piping system of a nuclear power plant. After the temperature data is collected, it is graphically displayed using software.

Toaster Temperature Distribution Analyzer
An analog input board in conjunction with 5B signal conditioning modules is used to measure the temperature distribution across a slice of bread. The data collected is used to refine the toaster design. A second system is used to evaluate the design of coffee machines.

High-Power Motor Analyzer
A multifunction board with additional counter channels is used to evaluate the performance of small, high-power electric motors used in vacuum cleaners.