Advantages, Disadvantages and Applications of Data Acquisition Systems

Advantages  of Data Acquisition Systems

Reduced data redundancy

Reduced updating errors and increased consistency

Greater data integrity and independence from applications programs

Improved data access to users through use of host and query languages

Improved data security

Reduced data entry, storage, and retrieval costs

Facilitated development of new applications program

Disadvantages of Data Acquisition Systems

Database systems are complex, difficult, and time-consuming to design Substantial hardware and software start-up costs

Damage to database affects virtually all applications programs

Extensive conversion costs in moving form a file-based system to a database system Initial training required for all programmers and users

Applications

Temperature measurement

Recommended application software packages and necessary toolkit

Prewritten Lab VIEW example code, available for download

Sensor recommendations

Video tutorials for hardware setup and software programming