Multiplatform DAQ synchronization technique of a biaxial shaking table for structural testing

Practical instrumentation setups are more or less always challenging due to the different platforms of Data Acquisition (DAQ) they usually embrace. The essential problem with the use of such hybrid setups is the synchronization of the DAQ on all the platforms used, as well as combining their data. This article depicts a solution for a 152-channel DAQ on a 40-ton biaxial shaking table for structural testing.