Interfacing laboratory instruments to multiuser, virtual memory computersIncentives, problems and solutions associated with interfacing laboratory equipment with multiuser, virtual memory computers are presented. The major difficulty concerns how to utilize these computers effectively in a medium sized research group. This entails optimization of hardware interconnections and software to facilitate multiple instrument control, data acquisition and processing. The architecture of the system that was devised, and associated programming and subroutines are described. An example program involving computer controlled hardware for ultrasonic scan imaging is provided to illustrate the operational features.
Document ID
19920030971
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Generazio, Edward R. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Roth, Don J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Stang, David B. (NASA Lewis Research Center; Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Cleveland, OH, United States)