>3) A PC data acquistion card is NOT a lab instrument. The >user interface is very different, and it's not just a >matter of hooking it up and twisting knobs until you get a >display.
This is not an issue, since I have never used an Oscope, and I am a LOT familiar with softwares and pcs (my job)
>They also have fairly good drivers for writing your >own data acquisition programs. Their programs also write >the data in a very easy to read file format (which is >documented!)
This is real good...
>The only real disadvantage I can see is price... These >cards aren't cheap. How fast a sample rate do you really >need for this application? If it is <100 ks/second, there >are a LOT of cheap solutions (i.e. PC sound cards and the >like)
I am actually looking for some kind of scope I can use for years learning how to, and allowing me to do fusor work. Do this cards can do counting as well ?
Tnx again for all these infos.
ciao Daniele
Created on Thursday, April 19, 2001 2:56 AM EDT by Daniele DB Bortoluzzi