DAQ software

Data Acquisition Software

Data acquisition (DAQ) software is used in data acquisition systems(DAQs) and Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. DAQ software analyzes the information obtained from the devices such as sensors or gauges. DAQ software is the combination of various software including process control software, discrete state process control software, industrial control software, analogue and digital signal conditioning software, instrumentation software, and data collection software.

Data Acquisition Software's Basic Functions

DAQ software assists in collection, storing or recording, analyzing, and presenting the data obtained from the DAQ hardware. Software in its general settings manages only simple data. With complex settings it can be used to control robust applications.

DAQ software simple function

DAQ software within its general settings offers functionalities such as sends a command to an ADC (analogue to digital converter) or DAC (digital to analogue converter), gathers data points from sensor, or controls the stopping or starting of a counter.

DAQ Software Complex functions

Complex settings involve in data conversion, data collection, data capture, and data mining. These functions are available with DAQ Software as packages and can installed according to the documentation or help. Data conversion refers to information acquired from the devices is converted into plots, three dimensional graphs, or analytical equations.

Data Collection

Data collection package is device specific. It assists DAQ system in collecting and organizing the data. It works with the DAQ hardware such as handheld computers and laboratory sensors. In the graphic devices it enhances the graphing capability of the device.

Data Capture

Data capture package deals with the electronic documents and databases. It can be used to scan and verify the acquired or stored information. It can also convert the data into other formats for sending to other systems.

Data Mining

Data mining package facilitates in prediction. It can analyze the various acquired information and converts it to the data sets of specific patterns. In other words it can translate the information into predictive models.

Data Storage Software

Data storage software is used to mange the acquired data. It offers three functionalities including HSM (hierarchical storage management), data backups, and data recovery. Data backup tool creates the copy of organization's important documents or other information. Data recovery tool can recover the accidentally lost data. HSM tool allows data storage in a hierarchy. Another important function of data storage software is network security. Data storage software also provides security tools. These tools allow the administrators to restrict the data to particular user or users. Thee tools offer password allocation, data hiding, or encryption / decryption algorithms.