PC Based Instrumentation and Control (Paperback, 3 ed)

Preface; The PC; PC expansion systems; Using the command line interface; Programming; Assembly language programming; BASIC and Visual BASIC programming; C and C++ programming; The IEEE-488 bus; Interfacing; PC instruments; Software packages; Applications; Reliability and fault-finding; Appendix A Glossary of terms; Appendix B SI units; Appendix C Multiples and sub-multiples; Appendix D Decimal, hexadecimal, binary and ASCII table; Appendix E Powers of 2; Appendix F Processor sockets; Appendix G Processor data; Appendix H Common file extensions; Appendix I BIOS error codes; Appendix J Manufacturers, suppliers and distributors; Appendix K Useful websites; Appendix L Bibliography; Appendix M Reference material available from the Web; Index