Real-time Processing of Signals using Parallel Development Technology

This paper presents a series of parallel processing applications for acquisition signals developed at the University of Craiova in partnership with different partners over time. One of the solutions for monitoring the vibration signals and temperature sensors can be the development of a local data acquisition system. This system must process the local information and be able to deliver the processed information to a higher-level system. The local system must have a high acquisition speed to facilitate real-time processing, considering the practical case of risk systems. The software design was done in the LabVIEW graphical development environment and LabWindows CVI. The proposed systems combine the reliability and robustness of programmable controllers (PLC - Programmable Logic Controller), with the performance of a PC (Personal Computer), with the flexibility of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) circuits. Thus, the results of the processing are achieved in real-time, which leads to fast decisions for the process.