<s>
CompactDAQ	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
platform	O
built	O
by	O
National	O
Instruments	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
broad	O
set	O
of	O
compatible	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CompactDAQ	B-General_Concept
integrates	O
hardware	O
for	O
data	O
I/O	O
with	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
software	O
to	O
enable	O
engineers	O
to	O
collect	O
,	O
process	O
and	O
analyse	O
sensor	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CompactDAQ	B-General_Concept
systems	O
are	O
less	O
expensive	O
than	O
equivalent	O
systems	O
within	O
the	O
NI	O
PXI	O
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CompactDAQ	B-General_Concept
systems	O
are	O
managed	O
by	O
a	O
chassis	O
controller	O
module	O
,	O
which	O
controls	O
data	O
transfer	O
between	O
up-to	O
8	O
I/O	O
modules	O
and	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chassis	O
controller	O
contains	O
a	O
timing	O
controller	O
that	O
synchronizes	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
from	O
all	O
connected	O
I/O	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CompactDAQ	B-General_Concept
systems	O
connect	O
to	O
sensors	O
via	O
wired	O
or	O
wireless	O
I/O	O
modules	O
,	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
chassis	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
only	O
NI	O
C	O
Series	O
modules	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
CompactDAQ	B-General_Concept
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensor	O
data	O
is	O
collected	O
and	O
analyzed	O
using	O
compatible	O
PC	B-Device
software	O
such	O
as	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
,	O
LabWindows/CVI	B-Application
,	O
Measurement	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
SignalExpress	O
,	O
also	O
built	O
by	O
National	O
Instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
C/C	O
++	O
,	O
and	O
.NET	B-Application
languages	O
such	O
as	O
C#	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
integrates	O
with	O
CompactDAQ	B-General_Concept
chassis	O
controller	O
hardware	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
physical	O
sensor	O
or	O
signal	O
data	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LabVIEW	B-Application
can	O
also	O
connect	O
to	O
oscilloscopes	O
and	O
USB	O
DAQ	O
systems	O
using	O
the	O
Measurement	O
and	O
Automation	O
eXplorer	O
(	O
MAX	O
)	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
,	O
virtual	O
instruments	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
and	O
simulated	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
test	O
data	O
processing	O
when	O
physical	O
hardware	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	O
Instrument	O
Software	O
Architecture	O
(	O
VISA	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
back-end	O
component	O
that	O
manages	O
communication	O
between	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
and	O
CompactDAQ	B-General_Concept
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NI	O
SignalExpress	O
is	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
application	O
that	O
provides	O
features	O
for	O
acquiring	O
,	O
analyzing	O
,	O
and	O
displaying	O
data	O
from	O
compatible	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
devices	O
and	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
