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e-ISSN: 2278-0661, p- ISSN: 2278-8727Volume 11, Issue 1 (May. - Jun. 2013), PP 87-94
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Linux-Based Data Acquisition and Processing On Palmtop Computer
1
Mr. Yogesh P Murumkar, 2
Prof. N. D. Kale,
PVPIT College ,Bavdhan, Pune
Asst. Professor PVPIT, Bavdhan, Pune
Abstract: This paper presents an original implementation of a Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association data acquisition card on a palmtop computer. The acquisition system is based on the Linux
operating system and free drivers for the
Acquisition board. The system has been used to develop a demo application
Consisting in a phonometer able to sample 1024 samples at 100 ksamples/s and compute the fast Fourier
transform of the signal at a maximum rate of 6 frame/s.
I. Introduction:
THE RECENT increase in performance and flexibility of palmtop computers opens new opportunities
for application in fields where portability is the main requirement. Many researchers have proposed to use the
palmtop computer as the cornerstone for wearable computing [1]. Wearable computers can provide connection
to wireless LAN for people that move within a limited space, allowing untethered access to data through the
network. An example of such an application is represented by the MANAS project [2], [3], where visitors can
access a museum database to obtain multimedia information about the collections. However, in most cases
requiring data acquisition
(DAQ) and transmission from the environment around the user to a remote system, palmtop computers offer
limited
I/O flexibility and, in particular, only digital interfaces. In many cases, it is desirable to wear a system
able to acquire signals from sensors and transducers, process data, and transmit results and/or samples to a
remote system [4]. An example is represented by patients that must be constantly monitored during everyday
life for which a wearable monitoring system could significantly improve the quality of life. In many cases, the
development of a custom acquisition system is necessary; hence,the cost of the system is high, especially if local
data processingis required. An example of this type of approach is the AMON project [5], where complete
monitoring and complex data processing are performed by a wearable system applied to the patient’s arm. The
main drawbacks of this approach are cost and limited flexibility.A significant improvement is therefore
represented by the possibility to use standard hardware (a palmtop computer) to develop complex wearable
acquisition systems. This new Manuscript rece approach dramatically reduces development times and costs
(largely due to software) and improves flexibility. Recently,a personal digital assistant (PDA) module for
LabVIEW 7.0 has been introduced by National Instruments [6], which allows the development of virtual
instruments (VIs) using a subset of LabVIEW libraries. Programs run on Palmtop operating system (OS)
[Windows Consumer Electronics (CE)] that is not real time.The aim of this paper is to present a Linux-based
implementation of virtual instrumentation concepts [7] on palmtop computers using a commercial Personal
Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) DAQ card. This approach allows developing
real-time acquisition systems based on free OS and libraries.In the following sections, a detailed description of
the software and hardware implementation will be provided. Furthermore,a demo implementation of the system
will be presented,and experimental results on system performance will be discussed.
A. Hardware and OS Selection
PDAs can be grouped in families characterized by the supported OS. In particular, three main families
can be found:1) Pocket PC using Windows CE, 2) Palm OS using Palm OS
proprietary OS, and Linux-based PDAs.The selection of the hardware/software platform must satisfy several
constraints such as possibility of custom software development,availability of interfaces and drivers for
acquisition board hardware, capability of high-speed processing, and realtime operation. None of the products
presently on the market fulfills all these requirements. Therefore, in this paper, the selection has been based on
the possibility to customize the system to obtain the desired characteristics. In particular, the Pocket PC has been
found to offer the possibility to mount the Linux OS and provide PCMCIA interface. Furthermore, a
High-performance processor provides adequate support for data processing algorithms.
B. OS Configuration Pocket PCs normally mount the Windows CE OS, which does not allow custom software
development or use of PCMCIA DAQ boards. Furthermore, real-time operation is not allowed; thus, many
applications cannot be developed. For these considerations in this paper, we selected a special version
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Fig 1. Block diagram of the proposed system. Large part of the development
and debugging of the software is performed on a desktop computer.
Final measurement debugging has to be performed on the PDA. of the Linux OS suitable for Pocket PC [8].
Linux is an opensource freeware OS that allows using drivers for PCMCIA DAQ boards provided by the
COMEDI project [9]. COMEDI libraries are freeware and provide efficient interfacing with PCMCIA DAQ
boards.To obtain the integration of Linux OS, COMEDI libraries,and hardware resources, a custom kernel has
to be used. Given the open-source modular nature of Linux, a user can recompile
The kernel to obtain the required functionality set. This approach is mandatory for embedded systems
where hardware resources are limited [10]. In this way, only the necessary components are included into the OS,
and the user can change the low-level system configuration according to the characteristics of the target
application. To implement the custom kernel in the case of the system described in this paper, a special software
called cross toolchain is necessary. In our case, the target platform is represented by the Pocket PC (XScale
Architecture), and the procedure of cross compilation makes it possible to develop the user–kernel on a desktop
PC and later install it on the PDA. The cross-compilation procedure is used also to install COMEDI software
and to create the executable files for the DAQ application software.COMEDI libraries contain drivers that allow
to manage the PCMCIA slot in the expansion jacket of the Pocket PC. In particular, automatic DAQ card
recognition and custom setting is possible by means of suitable configuration files.In our system, an effective
integration of OS, libraries, and hardware has been obtained.
C. Measurement Software Development
Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the system. As can be shown, part of the development and
debugging of the measurement system can be carried out on a desktop computer.In particular, the C-code of the
measurement program can be developed using the COMEDI libraries [9], calling library procedures to set up the
acquisition board, and acquiring data.Successive data analysis and visualization can be done using standard
math and TCL/Tk libraries, respectively.
Fig. 2. Flowchart of the steps needed to develop the measurement software.
Fig. 2 shows a flow diagram of the steps followed for the development of the instrument presented in this paper.
1) Development of ANSI C-Code for the Application:
In this first step, the developer writes the ANSI C-code program that implements the target application.
This phase is carried out on a desktop PC taking advantage of the user-friendly environment.A direct
implementation of an application program on the PDA could be difficult and not easily realizable. During this
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step, the developer performs a first phase of debugging of the C-code program to eliminate syntactic errors.In
the Appendix, a simplified list of the program is reported.In particular, the instructions needed to include
COMEDI libraries as well as TCL/Tk libraries have been outlined.As can be shown, the application program
makes several call to COMEDI libraries to set the acquisition board channel list,sampling rate, range, etc., and
several call to TCL/Tk libraries (not shown) to set up the graphic user interface (GUI). The core of the
measurement program is a call to the COMEDI library procedure that starts a buffered acquisition of a user-
defined number of samples. After the acquisition, data are processed using
math libraries to evaluate the fast Fourier transform (FFT).Finally, the resulting vector of data (in the frequency
domain) is displayed on an amplitude–frequency graph by means of a TCL/Tk library procedure
.2) Cross Compilation of the C-Code:
This step is necessary to create the executable file to be downloaded on the PDA (see next step). In this
phase, the developer uses existing tools of cross compilation (cross toolchain) to obtain an executable file for the
particular target platform where the application will run. During this procedure, special attention is needed to
include all software libraries used by the C-code algorithm. In some cases, static compilation is requested, and
the dimension of the executable file significantly increases compared with a dynamically compiled one.
3) Executable Downloading to the PDA and Software Test:
The next of the procedure consists of the download of the executable file obtained from the previous
steps to the PDA by a standard communication program utility like Minicom or HyperTerminal.An important
role is played by the GUI developed for easy and immediate interaction with the user. To this purpose, there are
two possibilities: 1) the implementation of the GUI directly in the executable file by a dedicated C software
Library or 2) GUI realization by another development environment. A good choice is to implement the GUI by a
TCL/Tk language
[11] since, in this way, a simple and fast development of the GUI can be made directly on the PDA
Fig. 1. Block diagram of the proposed system. Large part of the development and debugging of the software is
performed on a desktop computer. Final measurement debugging has to be performed on the PDA.of the Linux
OS suitable for Pocket PC [8]. Linux is an opensource freeware OS that allows using drivers for PCMCIA DAQ
boards provided by the COMEDI project [9]. COMEDI libraries are freeware and provide efficient interfacing
with PCMCIA DAQ boards.To obtain the integration of Linux OS, COMEDI libraries,and hardware resources,
a custom kernel has to be used. Given the open-source modular nature of Linux, a user can recompile the kernel
to obtain the required functionality set. This approach is mandatory for embedded systems where hardware
resources are limited [10]. In this way, only the necessary components are included into the OS, and the user can
change the low-level system configuration according to the characteristics of the target application. To
implement the custom kernel in the case of the system described in this paper, a special software called cross
toolchain is necessary. In our case, the target platform is represented by the Pocket PC (XScale Architecture),
and the procedure of cross compilation makes it possible to develop the user–kernel on a desktop PC and later
install it on the PDA. The cross-compilation procedure is used also to install COMEDI software and to create
the executable files for the DAQ application software.COMEDI libraries contain drivers that allow to manage
the PCMCIA slot in the expansion jacket of the Pocket PC. In particular, automatic DAQ card recognition and
custom setting is possible by means of suitable configuration files.In our system, an effective integration of OS,
libraries, and hardware has been obtained.
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C. Measurement Software Development
Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the system. As can be shown, part of the development and
debugging of the measurement system can be carried out on a desktop computer.In particular, the C-code of the
measurement program can be developed using the COMEDI libraries [9], calling library procedures to set up the
acquisition board, and acquiring data.Successive data analysis and visualization can be done using standard
math and TCL/Tk libraries, respectively.Fig. 2 shows a flow diagram of the steps followed for the development
of the instrument presented in this paper.1) Development of ANSI C-Code for the Application: In this first step,
the developer writes the ANSI C-code program that
Fig. 2. Flowchart of the steps needed to develop the measurement software.
implements the target application. This phase is carried out on a desktop PC taking advantage of the user-
friendly environment.A direct implementation of an application program on the PDA could be difficult and not
easily realizable. During this step, the developer performs a first phase of debugging of the C-code program to
eliminate syntactic errors.In the Appendix, a simplified list of the program is reported.In particular, the
instructions needed to include COMEDI libraries as well as TCL/Tk libraries have been outlined.As can be
shown, the application program makes several call to COMEDI libraries to set the acquisition board channel
list,sampling rate, range, etc., and several call to TCL/Tk libraries (not shown) to set up the graphic user
interface (GUI). The core of the measurement program is a call to the COMEDI library procedure that starts a
buffered acquisition of a user-defined number of samples. After the acquisition, data are processed using math
libraries to evaluate the fast Fourier transform (FFT).Finally, the resulting vector of data (in the frequency
domain) is displayed on an amplitude–frequency graph by means of a TCL/Tk library procedure.
2) Cross Compilation of the C-Code: This step is necessary to create the executable file to be downloaded on
the PDA (see next step). In this phase, the developer uses existing tools of cross compilation (cross toolchain) to
obtain an executable file for the particular target platform where the application will run. During this procedure,
special attention is needed to include all software libraries used by the C-code algorithm. In some cases, static
compilation is requested, and the dimension of the executable file significantly increases compared with a
dynamically compiled one.
3) Executable Downloading to the PDA and Software Test:
The next of the procedure consists of the download of the executable file obtained from the previous steps to the
PDA by a standard communication program utility like Minicom or HyperTerminal.An important role is played
by the GUI developed for easy and immediate interaction with the user. To this purpose, there are two
possibilities:
1) the implementation of the GUI directly in the executable file by a dedicated C software Library or
2) GUI realization by another development environment. A good choice is to implement the GUI by a TCL/Tk
language[11] since, in this way, a simple and fast development of the GUI can be made directly on the PDA.
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Fig. 3. Structure of the phonometer VI. The output signal of the microphone is connected to the DAQ board
using referenced single-ended connection. DAQ is performed using buffered acquisition mode. FFT evaluation
exploits a fixedpoint algorithm.
4) Execution of the Measurement Program: After executable downloading, the program can be started by
means of Linux instructions on the PDA.
D. ANSI C-Code and DAQ Procedures
COMEDI software provides a set of functions implementing various types of DAQ modes so that the
developer can choose the best acquisition procedure for the target application.COMEDI procedures allow
acquisition of data in single, limited buffered, and continuous buffered modes.Single mode performs an
asynchronous sampling of the input signal. In this mode, the sampling procedure is repeated every time a new
value of the input signal is needed. In limited buffered DAQ mode, a number of samples are acquired from the
target input(s). The developer can choose the sampling frequency and the number of samples to be acquired by
setting software parameters in the C-code.The last DAQ mode allowed by COMEDI libraries is the continuous
buffered mode. This procedure is similar to the limited buffered mode, but it is for unlimited number of acquired
samples. DAQ processes continuously and stores samples in a circular buffer. At the same time, the application
algorithm must extract samples from the buffer and process them. The operation stops when a developer-
specified event occurs (i.e.,trigger signal).For the implementation of the phonometer application discussed in the
next section, we have chosen the limited buffered
mode (Fig. 3) that allows to acquire, process, and display data at a maximum of 6 frames/s rate without
circular buffer overflow.In our application, execution has been slowed to 1 frame/s for better readability.
Microphone output signal is sampled at a sample rate of 100 ksamples (KS)/s to cover audioband analysis.
Antialiasing is performed on the DAQ board; thus, no successive filtering is needed. The acquired samples are
then processed using a fixedpoint algorithm for FFT evaluation. Results are then displayed using TCL/Tk
procedures.
III. System Experimental Validation
To validate the described measurement platform, we have realized a simple phonometer that analyzes
the output signal
Fig. 4. Photograph of the front panel of the phonometer. Scales have been dropped to better exploit the limited
display resolution. Scales range can be manually set by means of menus.of a microphone. This application needs
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both signal acquisition and data processing by FFT; thus, it is a good benchmark to evaluate both measurement
and processing capabilities of the hardware.Acquisition of the input signal has been performed by setting the
acquisition buffer length to 1024 samples and the sample rate to 100 KS/s. The algorithm used to calculate the
FFT is optimized to match PDA processor characteristics. In particular,only fixed-point operations are
performed [12]. This allows to increase processing speed since the Intel PXA250 processor hasno floating-point
unit [13]. The program GUI is represented by a window showing the signal power spectrum.
In the case of our phonometer, visualization of the spectrum on the display of the PDA is realized by
means of an X Library Function, which is a set of software functions used by Linux to implement graphic
objects [14].
Fig. 4 shows a typical GUI realized for the phonometer developed in TCL/Tk language. With the approach
described above, development of the GUI has been simple and fast.
IV. System Performance Analysis
The proposed system has been validated with respect to the following main parameters:
1) execution time;
2) power consumption;
3) accuracy (dc);
4) weight and dimensions.
A. Execution Time
Table I shows the performance of various hardware/OS platforms in terms of execution time of an FFT
algorithm working on 1024 samples. In particular, the processor, the software used to implement the FFT
algorithm, the OS, and the execution time are indicated. In the case of the Intel PXA250 processor used in our
experiments, the library used performs calculations in fixed point, whereas in the other cases, calculations are in
floating point.
Measurements have been done also for other sample buffer dimensions (512, 256, and 128 samples), and the
dependence of the execution time on the buffer size has been found to be linear.
TABLE I
FFT TIME PERFORMANCE
PROCESSOR LIBRARY OS EXECUTION
TIME
INTELPXA250
400 MHZ
IPP FAMILIAR LINUX 350 usec
Intel PIII
800MHZ
FFTW Red Hat Linux 90 usec
Intel PIII
800MHZ
Lab VIEW Red Hat Linux 220 usec
Intel PIII
800MHZ
Lab VIEW Windows NT 170 usec
Fig. 5. Battery charge duration as a function of the various operating modes and expansion jackets used. The
PDA internal battery duration is of about 14 h of PDA operation without extension boards and WLAN disabled.
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B. Power Consumption
An important characteristic of the measurement system is battery duration. A particular problem at this
regard is that PCMCIA DAQ boards have a nonnegligible power consumption (for example, the National
Instruments DAQCard-6024E requires a peak supply current of 250 mA). In the case of the iPAQ PDA, the
extension jacket needed to mount the PCMCIA DAQ board has an internal battery that extends system operation
time. As can be shown in Fig. 5, depending on the jacket used, the operation time with the DAQ board mounted
and acquiring at full speed is between 2 and 4 h. Additional power is required by the wireless LAN interface, if
activated. In the case of dual battery jacket, the lifetime is reduced to less than 2 h.Extending battery lifetime is
particularly important in the case of applications where data have to be transmitted to a remote system during
acquisition.
C. Accuracy (DC)
The accuracy of the system has been measured, and Fig. 6 shows the error expressed in millivolts
occurred, measuring voltages up to 10 V. The signal used for this characterization is a dc level generated by a
Ketley 236 SMU. The voltage level obtained by averaging 1000 samples acquired by the DAQ card has been
compared with that measured by means of an Agilent 34401A multimeter. The accuracy of this latter instrument
is ±190 μV in the worst case (+10 V). The error reported in the graph is the difference between the DAQ card
acquisition value
Fig. 6. System voltage measurement accuracy as a function of the nominal value of the test voltage applied to
the input of the DAQ board. (Color version available online at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org.) and the multimeter
reading. A marked discontinuity has been found, measuring voltages above 7 V. This is due to the change in the
acquisition range. National Instruments DAQCard-6024 is a 12 bit/200 KS/s acquisition board, and accuracy
specifications show that, in any case, the error is within DAQ board specifications, confirming the correct
operation of the system.
D. Weight and Dimensions
In portable systems, weight and dimensions play a key role.In the case of the proposed system, weight
is 430 g for the measurement system, including PDA, double slot jacket, DAQ card, and 0.45-m cable. In
addition, conditioning circuits and connectors have to be considered. The weight of this latter part of the
instrument depends on the particular application.In the case of our demo, 35 g must be added. Dimensions of the
system are 140 × 85 × 40 mm (not including external conditioning and connectors).
V. Future Developments: Real-Time Acquisition
An important future development of the system presented above will be the use of a real-time OS, such
as RTLinux or RTAI.Some applications, in fact, have strict real-time requirements that nonreal-time versions of
the Linux OS cannot satisfy.Linux is designed to be a nonpreemptable kernel, which is not suitable for hard
real-time applications. Moreover, the scheduler type (time slicing) may cause unpredictable delays on hardware
access and low-resolution timing control.To obtain better real-time performance in Linux, we can take the
following steps:
1) reduce the complexity and the size of the Linux kernel,removing the critical sections that do not have a
deterministic behavior (i.e., uCLinux [15]);
2) modify the Linux kernel standard by specific patches (i.e.,Montavista HardHat Linux);
3) run Linux such as a low priority process in a minimal real-time kernel (i.e., RTLinux [16] and RTAI [17]).
Since many projects are aiming at a Linux real-time OS forhandheld devices (in particular, the FSMLABS and
IMEC [18] for ARM processors), it can be envisaged that, in a short time, porting will be possible for the
XScale architecture and for other PDA platforms.
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VI. Conclusion
This paper has presented a complete implementation of a DAQ board-based acquisition and processing
system in a PDA equipped with Linux OS. The system has been validated by means of a VI test vehicle
performing FFT analysis of the acquired data. A Linux OS platform for interfacing with a DAQ board has been
presented, and further improvements to extend operation to real-time acquisition have been proposed.The
measurement system has been characterized. In particular,acceptable battery lifetime has been verified
(especially in remote operation with dual battery extension), and overall acquisition performance has been found
to respond to DAQ board specifications.
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Linux-Based Data Acquisition and Processing On Palmtop Computer

  • 1. IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE) e-ISSN: 2278-0661, p- ISSN: 2278-8727Volume 11, Issue 1 (May. - Jun. 2013), PP 87-94 www.iosrjournals.org www.iosrjournals.org 87 | Page Linux-Based Data Acquisition and Processing On Palmtop Computer 1 Mr. Yogesh P Murumkar, 2 Prof. N. D. Kale, PVPIT College ,Bavdhan, Pune Asst. Professor PVPIT, Bavdhan, Pune Abstract: This paper presents an original implementation of a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association data acquisition card on a palmtop computer. The acquisition system is based on the Linux operating system and free drivers for the Acquisition board. The system has been used to develop a demo application Consisting in a phonometer able to sample 1024 samples at 100 ksamples/s and compute the fast Fourier transform of the signal at a maximum rate of 6 frame/s. I. Introduction: THE RECENT increase in performance and flexibility of palmtop computers opens new opportunities for application in fields where portability is the main requirement. Many researchers have proposed to use the palmtop computer as the cornerstone for wearable computing [1]. Wearable computers can provide connection to wireless LAN for people that move within a limited space, allowing untethered access to data through the network. An example of such an application is represented by the MANAS project [2], [3], where visitors can access a museum database to obtain multimedia information about the collections. However, in most cases requiring data acquisition (DAQ) and transmission from the environment around the user to a remote system, palmtop computers offer limited I/O flexibility and, in particular, only digital interfaces. In many cases, it is desirable to wear a system able to acquire signals from sensors and transducers, process data, and transmit results and/or samples to a remote system [4]. An example is represented by patients that must be constantly monitored during everyday life for which a wearable monitoring system could significantly improve the quality of life. In many cases, the development of a custom acquisition system is necessary; hence,the cost of the system is high, especially if local data processingis required. An example of this type of approach is the AMON project [5], where complete monitoring and complex data processing are performed by a wearable system applied to the patient’s arm. The main drawbacks of this approach are cost and limited flexibility.A significant improvement is therefore represented by the possibility to use standard hardware (a palmtop computer) to develop complex wearable acquisition systems. This new Manuscript rece approach dramatically reduces development times and costs (largely due to software) and improves flexibility. Recently,a personal digital assistant (PDA) module for LabVIEW 7.0 has been introduced by National Instruments [6], which allows the development of virtual instruments (VIs) using a subset of LabVIEW libraries. Programs run on Palmtop operating system (OS) [Windows Consumer Electronics (CE)] that is not real time.The aim of this paper is to present a Linux-based implementation of virtual instrumentation concepts [7] on palmtop computers using a commercial Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) DAQ card. This approach allows developing real-time acquisition systems based on free OS and libraries.In the following sections, a detailed description of the software and hardware implementation will be provided. Furthermore,a demo implementation of the system will be presented,and experimental results on system performance will be discussed. A. Hardware and OS Selection PDAs can be grouped in families characterized by the supported OS. In particular, three main families can be found:1) Pocket PC using Windows CE, 2) Palm OS using Palm OS proprietary OS, and Linux-based PDAs.The selection of the hardware/software platform must satisfy several constraints such as possibility of custom software development,availability of interfaces and drivers for acquisition board hardware, capability of high-speed processing, and realtime operation. None of the products presently on the market fulfills all these requirements. Therefore, in this paper, the selection has been based on the possibility to customize the system to obtain the desired characteristics. In particular, the Pocket PC has been found to offer the possibility to mount the Linux OS and provide PCMCIA interface. Furthermore, a High-performance processor provides adequate support for data processing algorithms. B. OS Configuration Pocket PCs normally mount the Windows CE OS, which does not allow custom software development or use of PCMCIA DAQ boards. Furthermore, real-time operation is not allowed; thus, many applications cannot be developed. For these considerations in this paper, we selected a special version
  • 2. Linux-Based Data Acquisition and Processing on Palmtop Computer www.iosrjournals.org 88 | Page Fig 1. Block diagram of the proposed system. Large part of the development and debugging of the software is performed on a desktop computer. Final measurement debugging has to be performed on the PDA. of the Linux OS suitable for Pocket PC [8]. Linux is an opensource freeware OS that allows using drivers for PCMCIA DAQ boards provided by the COMEDI project [9]. COMEDI libraries are freeware and provide efficient interfacing with PCMCIA DAQ boards.To obtain the integration of Linux OS, COMEDI libraries,and hardware resources, a custom kernel has to be used. Given the open-source modular nature of Linux, a user can recompile The kernel to obtain the required functionality set. This approach is mandatory for embedded systems where hardware resources are limited [10]. In this way, only the necessary components are included into the OS, and the user can change the low-level system configuration according to the characteristics of the target application. To implement the custom kernel in the case of the system described in this paper, a special software called cross toolchain is necessary. In our case, the target platform is represented by the Pocket PC (XScale Architecture), and the procedure of cross compilation makes it possible to develop the user–kernel on a desktop PC and later install it on the PDA. The cross-compilation procedure is used also to install COMEDI software and to create the executable files for the DAQ application software.COMEDI libraries contain drivers that allow to manage the PCMCIA slot in the expansion jacket of the Pocket PC. In particular, automatic DAQ card recognition and custom setting is possible by means of suitable configuration files.In our system, an effective integration of OS, libraries, and hardware has been obtained. C. Measurement Software Development Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the system. As can be shown, part of the development and debugging of the measurement system can be carried out on a desktop computer.In particular, the C-code of the measurement program can be developed using the COMEDI libraries [9], calling library procedures to set up the acquisition board, and acquiring data.Successive data analysis and visualization can be done using standard math and TCL/Tk libraries, respectively. Fig. 2. Flowchart of the steps needed to develop the measurement software. Fig. 2 shows a flow diagram of the steps followed for the development of the instrument presented in this paper. 1) Development of ANSI C-Code for the Application: In this first step, the developer writes the ANSI C-code program that implements the target application. This phase is carried out on a desktop PC taking advantage of the user-friendly environment.A direct implementation of an application program on the PDA could be difficult and not easily realizable. During this
  • 3. Linux-Based Data Acquisition and Processing on Palmtop Computer www.iosrjournals.org 89 | Page step, the developer performs a first phase of debugging of the C-code program to eliminate syntactic errors.In the Appendix, a simplified list of the program is reported.In particular, the instructions needed to include COMEDI libraries as well as TCL/Tk libraries have been outlined.As can be shown, the application program makes several call to COMEDI libraries to set the acquisition board channel list,sampling rate, range, etc., and several call to TCL/Tk libraries (not shown) to set up the graphic user interface (GUI). The core of the measurement program is a call to the COMEDI library procedure that starts a buffered acquisition of a user- defined number of samples. After the acquisition, data are processed using math libraries to evaluate the fast Fourier transform (FFT).Finally, the resulting vector of data (in the frequency domain) is displayed on an amplitude–frequency graph by means of a TCL/Tk library procedure .2) Cross Compilation of the C-Code: This step is necessary to create the executable file to be downloaded on the PDA (see next step). In this phase, the developer uses existing tools of cross compilation (cross toolchain) to obtain an executable file for the particular target platform where the application will run. During this procedure, special attention is needed to include all software libraries used by the C-code algorithm. In some cases, static compilation is requested, and the dimension of the executable file significantly increases compared with a dynamically compiled one. 3) Executable Downloading to the PDA and Software Test: The next of the procedure consists of the download of the executable file obtained from the previous steps to the PDA by a standard communication program utility like Minicom or HyperTerminal.An important role is played by the GUI developed for easy and immediate interaction with the user. To this purpose, there are two possibilities: 1) the implementation of the GUI directly in the executable file by a dedicated C software Library or 2) GUI realization by another development environment. A good choice is to implement the GUI by a TCL/Tk language [11] since, in this way, a simple and fast development of the GUI can be made directly on the PDA Fig. 1. Block diagram of the proposed system. Large part of the development and debugging of the software is performed on a desktop computer. Final measurement debugging has to be performed on the PDA.of the Linux OS suitable for Pocket PC [8]. Linux is an opensource freeware OS that allows using drivers for PCMCIA DAQ boards provided by the COMEDI project [9]. COMEDI libraries are freeware and provide efficient interfacing with PCMCIA DAQ boards.To obtain the integration of Linux OS, COMEDI libraries,and hardware resources, a custom kernel has to be used. Given the open-source modular nature of Linux, a user can recompile the kernel to obtain the required functionality set. This approach is mandatory for embedded systems where hardware resources are limited [10]. In this way, only the necessary components are included into the OS, and the user can change the low-level system configuration according to the characteristics of the target application. To implement the custom kernel in the case of the system described in this paper, a special software called cross toolchain is necessary. In our case, the target platform is represented by the Pocket PC (XScale Architecture), and the procedure of cross compilation makes it possible to develop the user–kernel on a desktop PC and later install it on the PDA. The cross-compilation procedure is used also to install COMEDI software and to create the executable files for the DAQ application software.COMEDI libraries contain drivers that allow to manage the PCMCIA slot in the expansion jacket of the Pocket PC. In particular, automatic DAQ card recognition and custom setting is possible by means of suitable configuration files.In our system, an effective integration of OS, libraries, and hardware has been obtained.
  • 4. Linux-Based Data Acquisition and Processing on Palmtop Computer www.iosrjournals.org 90 | Page C. Measurement Software Development Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the system. As can be shown, part of the development and debugging of the measurement system can be carried out on a desktop computer.In particular, the C-code of the measurement program can be developed using the COMEDI libraries [9], calling library procedures to set up the acquisition board, and acquiring data.Successive data analysis and visualization can be done using standard math and TCL/Tk libraries, respectively.Fig. 2 shows a flow diagram of the steps followed for the development of the instrument presented in this paper.1) Development of ANSI C-Code for the Application: In this first step, the developer writes the ANSI C-code program that Fig. 2. Flowchart of the steps needed to develop the measurement software. implements the target application. This phase is carried out on a desktop PC taking advantage of the user- friendly environment.A direct implementation of an application program on the PDA could be difficult and not easily realizable. During this step, the developer performs a first phase of debugging of the C-code program to eliminate syntactic errors.In the Appendix, a simplified list of the program is reported.In particular, the instructions needed to include COMEDI libraries as well as TCL/Tk libraries have been outlined.As can be shown, the application program makes several call to COMEDI libraries to set the acquisition board channel list,sampling rate, range, etc., and several call to TCL/Tk libraries (not shown) to set up the graphic user interface (GUI). The core of the measurement program is a call to the COMEDI library procedure that starts a buffered acquisition of a user-defined number of samples. After the acquisition, data are processed using math libraries to evaluate the fast Fourier transform (FFT).Finally, the resulting vector of data (in the frequency domain) is displayed on an amplitude–frequency graph by means of a TCL/Tk library procedure. 2) Cross Compilation of the C-Code: This step is necessary to create the executable file to be downloaded on the PDA (see next step). In this phase, the developer uses existing tools of cross compilation (cross toolchain) to obtain an executable file for the particular target platform where the application will run. During this procedure, special attention is needed to include all software libraries used by the C-code algorithm. In some cases, static compilation is requested, and the dimension of the executable file significantly increases compared with a dynamically compiled one. 3) Executable Downloading to the PDA and Software Test: The next of the procedure consists of the download of the executable file obtained from the previous steps to the PDA by a standard communication program utility like Minicom or HyperTerminal.An important role is played by the GUI developed for easy and immediate interaction with the user. To this purpose, there are two possibilities: 1) the implementation of the GUI directly in the executable file by a dedicated C software Library or 2) GUI realization by another development environment. A good choice is to implement the GUI by a TCL/Tk language[11] since, in this way, a simple and fast development of the GUI can be made directly on the PDA.
  • 5. Linux-Based Data Acquisition and Processing on Palmtop Computer www.iosrjournals.org 91 | Page Fig. 3. Structure of the phonometer VI. The output signal of the microphone is connected to the DAQ board using referenced single-ended connection. DAQ is performed using buffered acquisition mode. FFT evaluation exploits a fixedpoint algorithm. 4) Execution of the Measurement Program: After executable downloading, the program can be started by means of Linux instructions on the PDA. D. ANSI C-Code and DAQ Procedures COMEDI software provides a set of functions implementing various types of DAQ modes so that the developer can choose the best acquisition procedure for the target application.COMEDI procedures allow acquisition of data in single, limited buffered, and continuous buffered modes.Single mode performs an asynchronous sampling of the input signal. In this mode, the sampling procedure is repeated every time a new value of the input signal is needed. In limited buffered DAQ mode, a number of samples are acquired from the target input(s). The developer can choose the sampling frequency and the number of samples to be acquired by setting software parameters in the C-code.The last DAQ mode allowed by COMEDI libraries is the continuous buffered mode. This procedure is similar to the limited buffered mode, but it is for unlimited number of acquired samples. DAQ processes continuously and stores samples in a circular buffer. At the same time, the application algorithm must extract samples from the buffer and process them. The operation stops when a developer- specified event occurs (i.e.,trigger signal).For the implementation of the phonometer application discussed in the next section, we have chosen the limited buffered mode (Fig. 3) that allows to acquire, process, and display data at a maximum of 6 frames/s rate without circular buffer overflow.In our application, execution has been slowed to 1 frame/s for better readability. Microphone output signal is sampled at a sample rate of 100 ksamples (KS)/s to cover audioband analysis. Antialiasing is performed on the DAQ board; thus, no successive filtering is needed. The acquired samples are then processed using a fixedpoint algorithm for FFT evaluation. Results are then displayed using TCL/Tk procedures. III. System Experimental Validation To validate the described measurement platform, we have realized a simple phonometer that analyzes the output signal Fig. 4. Photograph of the front panel of the phonometer. Scales have been dropped to better exploit the limited display resolution. Scales range can be manually set by means of menus.of a microphone. This application needs
  • 6. Linux-Based Data Acquisition and Processing on Palmtop Computer www.iosrjournals.org 92 | Page both signal acquisition and data processing by FFT; thus, it is a good benchmark to evaluate both measurement and processing capabilities of the hardware.Acquisition of the input signal has been performed by setting the acquisition buffer length to 1024 samples and the sample rate to 100 KS/s. The algorithm used to calculate the FFT is optimized to match PDA processor characteristics. In particular,only fixed-point operations are performed [12]. This allows to increase processing speed since the Intel PXA250 processor hasno floating-point unit [13]. The program GUI is represented by a window showing the signal power spectrum. In the case of our phonometer, visualization of the spectrum on the display of the PDA is realized by means of an X Library Function, which is a set of software functions used by Linux to implement graphic objects [14]. Fig. 4 shows a typical GUI realized for the phonometer developed in TCL/Tk language. With the approach described above, development of the GUI has been simple and fast. IV. System Performance Analysis The proposed system has been validated with respect to the following main parameters: 1) execution time; 2) power consumption; 3) accuracy (dc); 4) weight and dimensions. A. Execution Time Table I shows the performance of various hardware/OS platforms in terms of execution time of an FFT algorithm working on 1024 samples. In particular, the processor, the software used to implement the FFT algorithm, the OS, and the execution time are indicated. In the case of the Intel PXA250 processor used in our experiments, the library used performs calculations in fixed point, whereas in the other cases, calculations are in floating point. Measurements have been done also for other sample buffer dimensions (512, 256, and 128 samples), and the dependence of the execution time on the buffer size has been found to be linear. TABLE I FFT TIME PERFORMANCE PROCESSOR LIBRARY OS EXECUTION TIME INTELPXA250 400 MHZ IPP FAMILIAR LINUX 350 usec Intel PIII 800MHZ FFTW Red Hat Linux 90 usec Intel PIII 800MHZ Lab VIEW Red Hat Linux 220 usec Intel PIII 800MHZ Lab VIEW Windows NT 170 usec Fig. 5. Battery charge duration as a function of the various operating modes and expansion jackets used. The PDA internal battery duration is of about 14 h of PDA operation without extension boards and WLAN disabled.
  • 7. Linux-Based Data Acquisition and Processing on Palmtop Computer www.iosrjournals.org 93 | Page B. Power Consumption An important characteristic of the measurement system is battery duration. A particular problem at this regard is that PCMCIA DAQ boards have a nonnegligible power consumption (for example, the National Instruments DAQCard-6024E requires a peak supply current of 250 mA). In the case of the iPAQ PDA, the extension jacket needed to mount the PCMCIA DAQ board has an internal battery that extends system operation time. As can be shown in Fig. 5, depending on the jacket used, the operation time with the DAQ board mounted and acquiring at full speed is between 2 and 4 h. Additional power is required by the wireless LAN interface, if activated. In the case of dual battery jacket, the lifetime is reduced to less than 2 h.Extending battery lifetime is particularly important in the case of applications where data have to be transmitted to a remote system during acquisition. C. Accuracy (DC) The accuracy of the system has been measured, and Fig. 6 shows the error expressed in millivolts occurred, measuring voltages up to 10 V. The signal used for this characterization is a dc level generated by a Ketley 236 SMU. The voltage level obtained by averaging 1000 samples acquired by the DAQ card has been compared with that measured by means of an Agilent 34401A multimeter. The accuracy of this latter instrument is ±190 μV in the worst case (+10 V). The error reported in the graph is the difference between the DAQ card acquisition value Fig. 6. System voltage measurement accuracy as a function of the nominal value of the test voltage applied to the input of the DAQ board. (Color version available online at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org.) and the multimeter reading. A marked discontinuity has been found, measuring voltages above 7 V. This is due to the change in the acquisition range. National Instruments DAQCard-6024 is a 12 bit/200 KS/s acquisition board, and accuracy specifications show that, in any case, the error is within DAQ board specifications, confirming the correct operation of the system. D. Weight and Dimensions In portable systems, weight and dimensions play a key role.In the case of the proposed system, weight is 430 g for the measurement system, including PDA, double slot jacket, DAQ card, and 0.45-m cable. In addition, conditioning circuits and connectors have to be considered. The weight of this latter part of the instrument depends on the particular application.In the case of our demo, 35 g must be added. Dimensions of the system are 140 × 85 × 40 mm (not including external conditioning and connectors). V. Future Developments: Real-Time Acquisition An important future development of the system presented above will be the use of a real-time OS, such as RTLinux or RTAI.Some applications, in fact, have strict real-time requirements that nonreal-time versions of the Linux OS cannot satisfy.Linux is designed to be a nonpreemptable kernel, which is not suitable for hard real-time applications. Moreover, the scheduler type (time slicing) may cause unpredictable delays on hardware access and low-resolution timing control.To obtain better real-time performance in Linux, we can take the following steps: 1) reduce the complexity and the size of the Linux kernel,removing the critical sections that do not have a deterministic behavior (i.e., uCLinux [15]); 2) modify the Linux kernel standard by specific patches (i.e.,Montavista HardHat Linux); 3) run Linux such as a low priority process in a minimal real-time kernel (i.e., RTLinux [16] and RTAI [17]). Since many projects are aiming at a Linux real-time OS forhandheld devices (in particular, the FSMLABS and IMEC [18] for ARM processors), it can be envisaged that, in a short time, porting will be possible for the XScale architecture and for other PDA platforms.
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