NT & RP Journal
USB-BASED RADIATION MONITOR
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Vol. XXI, No. 2, Pp. 1-101
December 2006
UDC 621.039+614.876:504.06
YU ISSN 1451-3994

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Pages: 73 - 78

Authors:
Vujo DRNDAREVIĆ, Nenad JEVTIĆ, Radivoje DJURIĆ

Abstract

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 environmental 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.

Key words: radiation monitor, USB bus, gamma ray, GM tube, LabVIEW

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