An inexpensive analog-to-digital system for computer-assisted measurement of electronic monitoring waveforms

摘要

abstract_textpWe describe a computerized system that combines the capabilities of three commercially available computer programs to speed quantification and analysis of waveform data from electronic insect feeding monitors. Our system enables users to acquire voltage data in a digital format, then display waveforms and measure their durations using computer programs for the IBM-compatible personal computer. Cost of the analog-to-digital board plus software is approximately $1,000. For many experimental or teaching situations, our system can provide most of the features of much more expensive commercial programs that accomplish similar tasks./p/abstract_text