Sensors & Electronics
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Custom Controls for Lab Instrumentation (25)
Problem: Integrated controls required for effective operation of a complex analytical chemistry laboratory instrument system
Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart): Circuits & Devices through Integrated Systems
PNNL Solution:
- Selected instrument subsystems with suitable interface formats
- Developed custom Visual Basic software to simultaneously control multiple system parameters
- Deployed integrated system with controls in state-of-the-art environmental science research lab
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs: Commercial instrument evaluation and selection to meet application requirements; signal processing electronics; analog and digital electronics design, fabrication, and testing; user interface design; integrated experimental control and data acquisition system design; software design and development (including embedded SW); computer system integration; system integration; integrated system installation and checkout.
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Contact: Gordon Anderson
