Computer-Based Instrumentation: A Boost for Industrialization.

This paper discusses the various methods by which instruments used in industries and process control can be computer-based. Instruments can be connected to computers so that collecting, controlling, and adjusting parameters under the supervision of computer program is facilitated. This paper discusses various methods of data acquisition by which properties exhibited by various instruments can be acquired in an appropriate form, processed, and made ready for the computer environment. This paper also examines the means of transmitting acquired signals to the appropriate interface system, which eventually links the computer system for processing and control. It thereafter concludes by advising the instrument and process control engineers to understand the main principles of communication to ensure proper integration into process control system and industrial environment. (Keywords: instrumentation, PC, sensors, industrialization, non-compatible signal, digital computer, compatible