DiaMonDAQ

High-Precision Control for Medical Instrumentation

DiaMonDAQ is a multichannel, 18-bit precision Data Acquisition (DAQ) and control system with integrated DSP capabilities. Engineered for the rigorous demands of medical technology prototyping, it provides the bridge between low-level sensor physics and high-level digital analysis.

The Problem: The Prototyping “Black Box”

Developing medical devices—specifically those involving lab lasers—requires extreme precision and sub-microsecond synchronization between actuation pulses and data capture. Off-the-shelf components are often too generalized for these needs, creating a “black box” where developers lose control over exact timing.

Existing solutions often fail to maintain synchronicity when scaling to multiple channels or when real-time signal processing is required to filter out environmental noise before the data reaches the host PC.

Our Solution: Real-Time Laser Synchronization

We developed DiaMonDAQ specifically to eliminate these bottlenecks. It functions as a real-time orchestrator for laboratory equipment, providing multiple ADC channels and I/Os with advanced PWM capabilities.

By ensuring that laser generation and high-speed data sampling occur on a shared clock, DiaMonDAQ guarantees the absolute synchronicity of captured data, enabling researchers to see exactly how a system responds to a specific pulse event.

The Engineering: Professional Signal Integrity

• 18-bit Multichannel ADC: Delivers high-resolution data capture for high-fidelity signal analysis in medical and laboratory applications.
• Synchronized PWM Control: Precise pulse-width modulation and I/O timing designed specifically for hardware-level laser synchronization.
• Integrated DSP Engine: On-board digital signal processing offloads heavy computations from the host industrial PC, allowing for real-time data cleansing at the source.
• High-Bandwidth Streaming: Utilizes a low-latency USB interface to stream pre-processed data to medical-grade PCs for immediate monitoring and logging.

DiaMonDAQ transforms complex medical prototyping into a deterministic, high-visibility process, providing the precision required for the development of the novel sensing system integrated into the DiaMonTech D-Pocket