Data Acquisition System Development with MATLAB

Acquire data from sensors and analyze your results

A data acquisition system is a collection of software and hardware that lets you measure or control physical characteristics of something in the real world. A typical data acquisition system consists of:

• Data acquisition (DAQ) hardware
• Sensors and actuators
• Signal conditioning hardware
• A computer running data acquisition software

You can build a data acquisition system using popular DAQ hardware using MATLAB and Data Acquisition Toolbox.You can analyze data as you collect it and acquire data from a wide variety of supported DAQ hardware.

Examples and How To

• Getting Started Acquiring Voltage Data (Example)
• Acquiring Temperature Data from a Thermocouple (Example)
• Counting Pulses on a Digital Signal (Example)
• Acquiring Data from IEPE Accelerometers (Example)
• Acquiring Data from a Sound Card (Example)
• Accessing Analog Output Channels of DAQ Hardware (Example)

Software Reference

• Introduction to Data Acquisition (Documentation)
• Supported Data Acquisition Cards, Boards, and USB Modules (Documentation)

See also: Data Acquisition, Test and Measurement