Data Logger and Data Acquisition
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Data Logger and Data Acquisition
A summary of the main advantages, as well as a description and definition of data logger and data acquisition.
What is a data logger?
Data loggers are electronic devices that automatically track and log environmental parameters over time, enabling measurements, documentation, analysis, and validation of conditions. A sensor to gather the data and a computer chip to store it are both included in the data logger. The data logged information is then transferred to a computer for analysis. The Tinytag range of loggers keeps track of variables such as temperature, humidity, single-phase and three-phase power consumption, CO2, mV, mA, voltage, pulses, or counts.
What is data acquisition?
Data acquisition is the sampling of the physical world in order to produce data that a computer can manipulate. Data acquisition, also known as DAQ, is the process of acquiring signals and waveforms and processing them to produce the desired information. Appropriate sensors that convert any measurement parameter into an electrical signal are included in data acquisition system components, and these signals are then captured by data acquisition hardware (such as data loggers). A PC is typically used to display, analyze, and store acquired data.
Benefits of using a data logger
Manual data logging is possible through ongoing human observation. An illustration of this might be keeping track of the temperature variations in a centrally heated room over the course of an hour using a timer, thermometer, pen, and paper. But taking routine manual readings is far less efficient, accurate, and reliable than using an electronic data logger. It saves time and money by performing the same task as all the aforementioned tools. Depending on how the units are used,. It may take some time before the benefits of using data loggers are realized. However, measurable advantages of using loggers can frequently be observed in a very short period of time. Typically, identifying areas that would benefit from additional attention can be done with just one or two logging runs.