DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR THE

AESD

Team : SEADAQMembers: Jarred Coulter

Zane Sapp Vishu Gupta

DETAILED DESIGN REVIEWSEPTEMBER 30, 2008

ARD, Carderock Division, Bayview,IDProject Professors: Dr. Herb Hess & Dr.

Brian Johnson

Overview

Goals for Fall 2008 Design Goals Timeline- Fall 2008

Accomplishments to date Sensors LabVIEW Programming DFMEA

Work to be completed Questions

2

Goals for Fall 20083

Design goals Timeline: Fall 2008

Design Goals4

Switching Scheme for Controlling Sensors Disconnect input from batteries Disconnect output from DAQ

LabVIEW Programming Data Management

GPS Interface Location stamping GPIB Interface

Temperature data Testing/Calculations

Latency and Power Consumption Cost per channel and BW for multiple chassis

configuration

Timeline: Fall 20085

Accomplishments to date6

Redesigned Voltage Sensors

LabVIEW Programming

DFMEA

Sensors7

Redesigned Voltage Sensors Less power consumption Only one voltage reference Simplified design Linear input to output

Voltage Sensor Schematic8

Voltage Sensor Simulation9

LabVIEW Program for the DAQ

10

Program to control the DAQ and manage the data. Easy Control for data acquisition Display data real-time Save the data to a file in a specified

location Data available outside LabVIEW for

viewing/analysis

Flow Diagram of the Program

11

Front Panel: Control12

Front Panel: Error13

Front Panel: Output Display14

DFMEA15

Work to be completed16

Thermocouple interface GPS Testing and Calculations

Latency and Power consumption LabVIEW programming

Switch Control Multi-Chassis configuration

Star or series connection Meeting with NI Engineer on October 9th.

Questions17