Microstar Laboratories Data Acquisition Processor (DAP) boards

Microstar Laboratories produces a line of Data Acquisition Processor (DAP) boards, each with an onboard processor, memory and a dedicated, multitasking, real-time operating system — DAPL. With this onboard intelligence, a DAP board can handle time-critical aspects of an application without any delays or resource demands imposed by Windows or by other software running on the PC.

Applications require onboard intelligence to run in real time under Windows. However, onboard intelligence also makes it much easier to implement applications requiring a high channel count, anti-aliasing or synchronised integration over a network.

As well as providing DAPL software to run on DAP boards, Microstar Laboratories also provides PC software to support DAP boards in many user environments. All designs follow a channel architecture that makes it easy to connect the hardware to a large array of sensors and actuators.