The Air Force Geophysics Laboratory Standalone Data Acquisition System: A Functional Description.

Abstract

The Standalone Data Acquisition System (SDAS) is a portable digital data recording system for geophysical field data collection. This report describes the SDAS, giving special emphasis to the SDAS signal conditioning subsystem, which uses custom-designed active filter modules for signal filtering and amplifications. Detailed descriptions of the active filters, including design equations and software, are provided. This subsystem, together with software for its configuration and performance verification, provides an improved capability for analog signal conditioning. This report also provides a functional description of the SDAS. It documents the system hardware and such software as is needed for system configuration and checkout. Each subsystem in the SDAS is described via functional descriptions and such diagrams and schematics as are necessary to understand subsystem functioning. Detailed schematics, parts lists, software listings, and subsystem specifications are covered in appendices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 09, 1980
Accession Number
ADA100253

Entities

People

  • Peter G. Von Glahn

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analog Signals
  • Bandpass Filters
  • Circuit Boards
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Diagrams
  • Digital Data
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Printed Circuits
  • Recording Systems
  • System Software
  • Tank Guns
  • Wiring Diagrams

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.