Build Your Own Low-Cost Data Acquisition and Display Devices

Simplicity, flexibility, & affordability are what most PC users look for in computer interfacing equipment, & that's just what this money-saving guide offers. Jeffrey Hirst Johnson shows how to turn any IBM PC or compatible computer into a high-performance data communications system-not by installing expensive, special-purpose boards & peripherals, but by taking advantage of the serial & parallel ports that come with the computer. This book features circuit designs & instructions for building a wide variety of portable plug-in devices that allow fast, effective data communications wherever & whenever needed... & at a fraction of the cost of installing sophisticated networking systems. Johnson includes all of the ready-to-use software routines necessary to implement the hardware, along with information on data formats & rates, cabling & connectors, & troubleshooting.Johnson, Jeffrey H. is the author of 'Build Your Own Low-Cost Data Acquisition and Display Devices', published 1993 under ISBN 9780070326187 and ISBN 0070326185.