The PIC microcontroller used was considerately useful for the
data acquisition application. The control and storage of the
acquired data can be performed by a lot of devices with serial
RS232 port, but the processing speed of the computational
device must be evaluated for each application. A PC can be
used successfully for applications where portability is not a
requirement.
For light airplane flight tests at CEA, the use of PDA as a
computational device was largely and successfully used. This
device provides excellent portability and cost benefit ratio as
well. The PDA was considered the best choice for light
airplanes flight tests.
The use of open architecture (open code) that was used in
this system provides an easy solution for upgrading of the
system for better performance and to add new capabilities as
well.