A Microprogrammable Data Acquisition and Control System (MIDAS IIA) with Application to Mean Meteorological Data.

Abstract

The construction and operation of a fully automated microprogrammable data acquisition and control system (MIDAS IIA) with application to the sampling and mean averaging of meteorological data is reported. MIDAS IIA is designed to automatically collect periodic samples of various meteorological data in digital and analog forms, compute mean averages over selectable time intervals, and produce a permanent output record of the time averaged data. The system consists of a microprocessor based on the Intel Corp. 8008 CPU, a 16-channel multiplexed analog-to-digital converter, a digital clock, an incremental digital cassette tape recorder, numerous meteorological data sensors, and a teletype for input/output. Details of system operation and programming are described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032377

Entities

People

  • John Russell Plunkett

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cassettes
  • Clocks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Converters
  • Data Acquisition
  • Meteorological Data
  • Microprocessors
  • Power Supplies
  • Recording Systems
  • Software Development
  • Tape Recorders
  • Tape Recording
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science.