计算机在测控领域的应用（The application of computer in measurement and control field）.doc

计算机在测控领域的应用（The application of computer in measurement and control field） 1 Introduction With the development of microelectronics technology, computer technology, software technology, network technology and its application in electronic measurement technology and instruments, new theory, new measurement method, the new test field and new instrument structure appear continuously, in many ways to break through the traditional concept of instrument, function and effect of electronic measuring instruments there has been a qualitative change. In this context, the United States National Instruments Corporation (National Instruments Corporation, referred to as NI) in 1980s first proposed the virtual instrument (Virtual Instrument, referred to as VI) concept. Modular instrument control system of virtual instrument of the computer has been widely recognized and used in the world, the application of domestic demand in recent years rising sharply. Therefore, the virtual instrument is a revolution in the field of measurement and control. 2 basic concepts and characteristic of virtual instrument and its structure The so-called virtual instrument, is a common core of computer hardware platform, by a computer instrument system design, user defined with a virtual front panel, carried out by testing software. The basic idea is that in the design of the test system or the instrument as far as possible to replace the hardware with software, namely software is the instrument. In short the VI system is composed of computer, software and hardware of the instrument. The user can through friendly graphical interface (here called virtual front panel) to operate a computer, a single traditional instruments like the same operation function. The virtual instrument has the following characteristics: In the general hardware platform is established, by the software to replace the traditional instrument hardware to complete the function of the instrument. The function of the instrument is accordin