Abstract
Virtual instrumentation achieved mainstream adoption by providing a new model for building measurement and automation systems. Keys to its success include rapid PC advancement; explosive low-cost, high-performance data converter (semiconductor) development; and system design software emergence. The paper presents a virtual instrument achieved with the PIC 12F675 microcontroller. The implementation method and the results achieved are presented.
Cuvinte cheie
virtual instrument
microcontroller
serial interface programming
data acquisition
analog-to-digital converter.