Computer-aided Experimentation: Interfacing to MinicomputersPurpose of his book; Why computer aided experimentation? Where to buy interfaces; Digital inputs; Digital outputs; Software; Analogue signals; Instrumentation amplifiers; Analog to digital conversion; Telemetry: remote sensing; Position encoding; Interface logic design; Computer digital inputs; Digital outputs; Peripheral devices; Data channels; Remote computing; Minicomputer architectures; Programming. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Minicomputer Customers | 8 |
Digital Inputs | 14 |
Copyright | |
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