Data Acquisition and Control : data acquisition and control hardware, communication buses and protocols, system software, basic component theory, passive components, filters, digital i/o, basic analog and digital i/o, temperature measurement, resistive temperature detectors, thermistors, strain measurement, strain gauge signal conditioning, current measurements, oem/factory automation and data acquisition, digital isolation, analog isolation, dry switching, maximum a/d speed, digital logic types and logic levels, cmos logic, op amp theory, power supply, input and output impedance, normal mode and common mode voltages.