6.17 - Data Acquisition and Signal Processing
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Practice Questions
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What does an ADC do?
💡 Hint: Think about the meaning of analog vs digital.
What is the purpose of a multiplexer?
💡 Hint: Consider how you might share one resource among many users.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main function of a data logger?
💡 Hint: Think about the main purpose of collecting information.
True or False: Wireless communication protocols help in achieving remote monitoring.
💡 Hint: Consider how smartphones connect to the internet.
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Design a simple data acquisition system for a civil engineering project that includes at least two different types of sensors and describe how you would use wireless communication.
💡 Hint: Consider the types of data you need to collect and how you will transmit that data.
Given a noisy signal, detail the steps you would take to apply signal conditioning to improve the data's quality.
💡 Hint: Think about how you would clean up a messy piece of text by removing unnecessary words.
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