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Microcomputers and Laboratory Instrumentation

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. David J. Malcolme-Lawes

    1. King’s College London, London, England

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-10

  3. The Basics of Laboratory Signals

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    Pages 11-31

  4. The Elements of Analog Signal Handling

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    Pages 33-63

  5. The Elements of Digital Signal Handling

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    Pages 65-96

  6. The Modern Microcomputer

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    Pages 97-124

  7. The PC Family

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    Pages 125-145

  8. Interfacing Microcomputers with Laboratory Signals

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    Pages 147-178

  9. Parallel Standard Interface Systems

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    Pages 179-199

  10. The Serial Standard Interface and Communication System

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    Pages 201-223

  11. System Design and Case Study

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    Pages 225-253

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 255-272
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About this book

The invention of the microcomputer in the mid-1970s and its subsequent low-cost proliferation has opened up a new world for the laboratory scientist. Tedious data collection can now be automated relatively cheaply and with an enormous increase in reliability. New techniques of measurement are accessible with the "intelligent" instrumentation made possible by these programmable devices, and the ease of use of even standard measurement techniques may be improved by the data processing capabilities of the humblest micro. The latest items of commercial laboratory instrumentation are invariably "computer controlled", although this is more likely to mean that a microprocessor is involved than that a versatile microcomputer is provided along with the instrument. It is clear that all scientists of the future will need some knowledge of computers, if only to aid them in mastering the button pushing associated with gleaming new instruments. However, to be able to exploit this newly accessible computing power to the full the practising laboratory scientist must gain sufficient understanding to utilise the communication channels between apparatus on the laboratory bench and program within the computer.

Authors and Affiliations

  • King’s College London, London, England

    David J. Malcolme-Lawes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microcomputers and Laboratory Instrumentation

  • Authors: David J. Malcolme-Lawes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1011-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1988

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42903-3Due: 31 May 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8291-4Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-1011-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 284

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Biotechnology, Analytical Chemistry

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