USB-based radiation monitor

Autor: Nenad Jevtic, Radivoje Djuric, Vujo Drndarevic
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 73-78 (2006)
ISSN: 1452-8185
1451-3994
DOI: 10.2298/ntrp0602073d
Popis: The Universal Serial Bus has become a dominant interface for the connection of standard peripheral devices to a PC computer. This paper analyzes the possibilities of USB bus applications in the field of measurement and environmental monitoring. As a result, a gamma radiation monitor consisting of an USB-based universal peripheral device and a gamma probe with a GM counter, has been designed. For the interfacing monitor with the powerful and easy to use LabVIEW software package, an instrument driver as a set of virtual instruments has been developed. The proposed monitor is a flexible instrument which can be used for laboratory measurements, as an environ mental radiation monitor or for training purposes. Connected to the laptop computer, the monitor becomes a portable instrument suitable for field measurements. Basic measurements and functionality properties of the radiation monitor are presented here.
Databáze: OpenAIRE