title: Binary data acquisition from instrumentation with BCD-coded output: a hardware converter and an example of the relative software control.
abstract: Simple hardware for conversion from BCD into binary code is described. The device is of low cost, performs a 16-bit conversion in a maximum time of 400 nsec, and is able to output the converted number to either an 8-bit or a 16-bit data bus. An example of the software necessary to perform data acquisition from a digital voltmeter by using this converter is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica Analitica Strumentale del C.N.R., Via Risorgimento 35, 56100 Pisa, Italia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lampugnani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guidarini
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fanelli