This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Data Acquisition (DAQ) Hardware in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: External Devices, and Plug-in Cards and Boards. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2008 through 2017. The report profiles 121 companies including many key and niche players such as Adept Scientific Plc, ADInstruments, Agilent Technologies, Inc., Audon Electronics, BEI Sensors, Campbell Scientific, Inc., DATAQ Instruments, Inc., LUMEL S.A., Mantracourt Electronics Ltd., National Instruments Corporation, PRUFTECHNIK Dieter Busch AG, Spectris Plc, Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH, Red Lion Controls, Inc., Teledyne DALSA, and Yokogawa Electric Corporation.  Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DATA ACQUISITION (DAQ) HARDWARE							MCP-6738
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT


                                            CONTENTS



  1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS                       1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Data Interpretation & Reporting Level                                2
       Quantitative Techniques & Analytics                                 3
      Product Definitions and Scope of Study                               3
       Data Acquisition Hardware                                           3
        External Devices                                                   3
        Plug-in Cards and Boards                                           3

  2. OUTLOOK                                                               4
      DAQ - Continues to Evolve                                            4
      Current and Future Analysis                                          5

  3. MARKET OVERVIEW                                                       6
      Networking Provides Attractive Proposition for Comprehensive
       Data Acquisition                                                    6
      PC Remains Favorite Equipment for Data Acquisition                   6
      DAQ Software Influences Hardware Selection                           6
      Legacy Systems Co-exist with New Systems                             6
      The ‘Web’ Affects Market Dynamics                                    7
      Data Acquisition in Physics Experiments                              7
      High Speed Data Acquisition                                          7
      Trends                                                               8
       Balance of Power Shifting Towards Asia-Pacific                      8
       Higher Channel Counts on Demand                                     8
       Board Size Reduction Leads to Higher Speed                          8
       Markets Demand Robust DAQ Equipment                                 8
       Multi-Functional Capabilities Come to Fore                          9
       Proliferation of USB 2.0                                            9
       Declining Prices and Improving Performance of ADCs                  9
       Integrated FPGAs on Data Acquisition Devices                        9
       Wireless Technology Holds Enormous Potential                        10

  4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW                                                      11
      Importance of Data and Data Acquisition                              11
      Brief Background                                                     11
      Data Acquisition                                                     11
       Table 1: Percentage of Different Physical Parameters Measured
       by Data Acquisition Systems (includes corresponding
       Graph/Chart)                                                        11
      Components of DAQ System                                             12
       Personal Computers                                                  12
       Transducers/Sensors                                                 12
       Signal Conditioning                                                 12
        DAQ Signals                                                        12
      Data Acquisition Hardware                                            13
       External Devices                                                    13
        Data Loggers                                                       13
        Chart Recorder                                                     13
         Trend Towards Paperless Recorders                                 14
        Data Acquisition Front Ends                                        14
        Digital Input/Output                                               14
        Timing I/O System                                                  14
        Standalone DAQ Systems                                             15
         Advantages of Standalone DAQ Systems over PC Based Plug-in DAQ    15
       Plug-in Cards and Boards                                            15
        A Cursory Glance at Various Computer Bus Architectures             15
      Data Acquisition Software                                            16

  5. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS                                                  17
      Market Structure                                                     17
      External Devices                                                     17
      Plug-in Cards & Boards                                               17

  6. END-USE MARKET REVIEW                                                 18
      Healthcare                                                           18
      Aerospace & Defense                                                  18
      Oil & Gas                                                            18
      Water Resources                                                      19
      Environment/Climate                                                  19
      Agriculture                                                          19
      Automotive                                                           19
      Industrial Applications                                              19

  7. PRODUCT LAUNCHES/INNOVATIONS                                          21
      National Instruments Launches PXI Express Module                     21
      Adept Scientific Adds Jager Messtechnik’s Adwin to Its DAQ Range     21
      National Instruments Launches Measurement Studio 2010                21
      National Instruments Introduces Four New FPGA Adapter Modules        22
      National Instruments Releases NI PXIe-4331 for High Speed
       Bridge Based Measurements                                           22
      National Instruments Unveils Ethernet Based NI cDAQ-9188             23
      National Instruments Rolls Out PXI Express Data Acquisition
       Range with Integrated Signal Conditioning                           23
      National Instruments Launches NI USB-TC01 for Temperature
       Measurements                                                        24
      National Instruments Introduces NI PXIe-4844                         24
      Creaform Introduces VXelements Software for 3D Data Acquisition      25
      Audon Electronic Releases DLP-IO20 USB DAQ                           25
      HBM Rolls Out Enhanced Version of CatmanAP Software                  25
      HBM Unveils MX878 Output Module                                      25
      HBM Introduces Mobile CAN-Based SoMat cDAQ Data Acquisition
       Modules                                                             26
      Kistler Instrument Unveils New DAQ System, Type 5697A with
       DynoWare Software                                                   26
      Data Translation Launches DT9824 Ultra-High Resolution USB
       Data Acquisition Module                                             27
      MathWorks Introduces Data Acquisition Toolbox                        27
      Martin Dawes Analytics Launches Lavastorm Data Reader 2.0            27
      Microstar Laboratories Introduces DAPL 3000                          28
      MCC Releases LGR-5320 Multi-Function Data Acquisition Loggers        28
      Astro-Med Unveils TMX Data Acquisition System                        28
      Accurate Technologies Introduces Version 3.6 of VISION
       calibration and DAQ Software                                        29
      PicoQuant Releases New Version of DAQ Software for PicoQuant
       300 TCSPC System                                                    29
      MeasX Introduces New Enhanced Version of Dasylab Data
       Acquisition System                                                  30
      Data Translation Unveils DTScope Free Software Application           30
      Data Translation Launches DT9816-S High-Throughput,
       Multifunction Simultaneous USB Data Acquisition Module              30
      Data Translation Introduces DT9818-32-OEM USB Data Acquisition
       Board                                                               31
      Texas Instruments Launches On-Chip DAS ADS8201                       31
      National Instruments Unveils 16 X Series Multifunction DAQ
       Devices for PXI and PCI Express                                     32
      earthmine Unveils Data Acquisition Platform                          32
      DSPCon Introduces DataFlex-1000A Data Acquisition System             32
      HBM Rolls Out Data Acquisition Package Comprising CatmanAP
       Data Acquisition Software, MX410 Universal Amplifier and
        QuantumX                                                           33
      HBM Unveils Edaqlite/Edaq Data Acquisition Systems                   33
      HBM Rolls Out Genesis Highspeed Range for High Speed Data
       Acquisition                                                         33
      Adept Scientific Adds MCC’s AI-EXP32 to USB Based Data
       Acquisition Devices Range                                           34
      Adept Scientific Brings Another USB Based Data Acquisition
       Devices Range from MCC                                              34
      Adept Scientific Adds MCC’s USB-1208 HS Family of USB Data
       Acquisition Products to its Product Portfolio                       34
      Adept Scientific Adds Another MCC Product to its Portfolio           35
      Adept Scientific Introduces MCC’s USB-2416-XX Data Acquisition
       Device to its Portfolio                                             35
      Audon Electronics Unveils LabJack U6                                 36
      Audon Electronics Launches RedLab USB-1208LS                         36

  8. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                              37
      Teledyne Technologies Completes Acquisition of DALSA                 37
      Guidance Software Inks Agreement to Purchase Tableau LLC’s Assets    37
      BEI Industrial Encoder Division, BEI Ideacod and BEI Duncan
       Merge to Form BEI Sensors                                           37
      Teledyne Technologies Inks Agreement to Acquire DALSA                37
      University of Stuttgart’s Institute for Plasma Research Uses
       HBM’s Genesis HighSpeed for Fusion Plasma Experiments               38

  9. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS                                        39
      Adept Scientific Plc. (UK)                                           39
      ADInstruments (Australia)                                            39
      Agilent Technologies, Inc. (US)                                      39
      Audon Electronics (UK)                                               40
      BEI Sensors (US)                                                     40
      Campbell Scientific, Inc. (US)                                       40
      DATAQ Instruments, Inc. (US)                                         40
      LUMEL S.A. (Poland)                                                  41
      Mantracourt Electronics Ltd (UK)                                     41
      National Instruments Corporation (US)                                41
      PRUFTECHNIK Dieter Busch AG (Germany)                                42
      Spectris Plc. (UK)                                                   42
       Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH (Germany)                        42
       Red Lion Controls, Inc. (US)                                        43
      Teledyne DALSA (Canada)                                              43
      Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Japan)                                44

  10. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE                                            45
      Table 2: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Data
      Acquisition Hardware by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World
      Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in
      US$ Million for Years 2008 Through 2017 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           45

      Table 3: World 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
      Hardware by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
      Revenues for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets for Years 2008,
      2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                     46

      Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      External Devices by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
      Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of World
      Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in
      US$ Million for Years 2008 Through 2017 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           47

      Table 5: World 10-Year Perspective for External Devices by
      Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues
      for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan)
      and Rest of World Markets for Year 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           48

      Table 6: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
      Plug-in Cards and Boards by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
      Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Rest of
      World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue
      Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 Through 2017 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                           49

      Table 7: World 10-Year Perspective for Plug-in Cards and
      Boards by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
      Revenues for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
      (excluding Japan) and Rest of World Markets for Years 2008,
      2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                     50

  11. THE UNITED STATES                                                    51
      A.Market Analysis                                                    51
        Current and Future Analysis                                        51
        Product Launches/Developments                                      51
        Strategic Corporate Developments                                   56
        Key Player Review                                                  57
      B.Market Analytics                                                   60
        Table 8: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Data
        Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - External Devices
        and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets Independently Analyzed
        with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 Through
        2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                          60

        Table 9: US 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
        Revenues for External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards
        Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       61

  12. CANADA                                                               62
      A.Market Analysis                                                    62
        Key Player Review                                                  62
      B.Market Analytics                                                   63
        Table 10: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - External
        Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008
        Through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  63

        Table 11: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
        Revenues for External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards
        Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       64

  13. JAPAN                                                                65
      A.Market Analysis                                                    65
        Current and Future Analysis                                        65
        Key Player Review                                                  65
      B.Market Analytics                                                   66
        Table 12: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - External
        Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008
        Through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  66

        Table 13: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
        Revenues for External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards
        Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       67

  14. EUROPE                                                               68
      A.Market Analysis                                                    68
        Product Launches/Development                                       68
        Key Player Review                                                  70
      B.Market Analytics                                                   72
        Table 14: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Data Acquisition Hardware by Geographic Region - France,
        Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008
        Through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  72

        Table 15: European 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
        Dollar Revenues for France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of
        Europe Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         73

        Table 16: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
        for Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - External
        Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008
        Through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  74

        Table 17: European 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
        Revenues for External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards
        Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       75

  14a. FRANCE                                                              76
       Market Analysis                                                     76
        Table 18: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
        Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - External
        Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008
        Through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  76

        Table 19: French 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
        Revenues for External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards
        Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       77

  14b. GERMANY                                                             78
       Market Analysis                                                     78
        Table 20: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
        Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - External
        Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008
        Through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  78

        Table 21: German 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
        Revenues for External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards
        Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       79

  14c. ITALY                                                               80
       Market Analysis                                                     80
        Table 22: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
        Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - External
        Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008
        Through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  80

        Table 23: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
        Revenues for External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards
        Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       81

  14d. THE UK                                                              82
       Market Analysis                                                     82
        Table 24: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Data
        Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - External Devices
        and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets Independently Analyzed
        with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008 Through
        2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                          82

        Table 25: UK 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
        Revenues for External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards
        Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       83

  14e. REST OF EUROPE                                                      84
       Market Analysis                                                     84
        Table 26: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment -
        External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million
        for Years 2008 Through 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       84

        Table 27: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Data
        Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage
        Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for External Devices and
        Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               85

  15. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                         86
       Market Analysis                                                     86
        Table 28: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for Data Acquisition Hardware by Geographic Region
        - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008
        Through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  86

        Table 29: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Data
        Acquisition Hardware by Geographic Region - Percentage
        Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for China and Rest of
        Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                         87

        Table 30: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment -
        External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million
        for Years 2008 Through 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       88

        Table 31: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Data
        Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage
        Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for External Devices and
        Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               88

  15a. CHINA                                                               89
       Market Analysis                                                     89
        Table 32: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
        Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - External
        Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets Independently
        Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2008
        Through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                  89

        Table 33: Chinese 10-Year Perspective for Data Acquisition
        Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
        Revenues for External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards
        Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       90

  15b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC                                                91
       Market Analysis                                                     91
        Table 34: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment -
        External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million
        for Years 2008 Through 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       91

        Table 35: Rest of Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Data
        Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage
        Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for External Devices and
        Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               92

  16. REST OF WORLD                                                        93
       Market Analysis                                                     93
        Table 36: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
        Analysis for Data Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment -
        External Devices and Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets
        Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenues in US$ Million
        for Years 2008 Through 2017 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                       93

        Table 37: Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for Data
        Acquisition Hardware by Product Segment - Percentage
        Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for External Devices and
        Plug-in Cards and Boards Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                               94


 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

     Total Companies Profiled: 121 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 129)

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     Region/Country                     Players
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     The United States                    75
     Canada                                7
     Japan                                 1
     Europe                               28
      France                               1
      Germany                              6
      The United Kingdom                  12
      Italy                                3
      Rest of Europe                       6
     Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)       16
     Middle-East                           2
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