TimesSeriesStreaming.VI: LabVIEW program for reliable data streaming of large analog time series

Fabian Czerwinski, Lene Broeng Oddershede

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

With modern data acquisition devices that work fast and very precise, scientists often face the task of dealing with huge amounts of data. These need to be rapidly processed and stored onto a hard disk. We present a LabVIEW program which reliably streams analog time series of MHz sampling. Its run time has virtually no limitation. We explicitly show how to use the program to extract time series from two experiments: For a photodiode detection system that tracks the position of an optically trapped particle and for a measurement of ionic current through a glass capillary. The program is easy to use and versatile as the input can be any type of analog signal. Also, the data streaming software is simple, highly reliable, and can be easily customized to include, e.g., real-time power spectral analysis and Allan variance noise quantification.

Original languageEnglish
JournalComputer Physics Communications
Volume182
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)485-489
Number of pages4
ISSN0010-4655
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2011

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