Aliane, Nourdine2013-11-272013-11-272010Aliane, N. (2010). Data acquisition and real-time control using spreadsheets: interfacing Excel with external hardware. ISA Transactions, 49(3), 264-269.http://hdl.handle.net/11268/375Spreadsheets have become a popular computational tool and a powerful platform for performing engineering calculations. Moreover, spreadsheets include a macro language, which permits the inclusion of standard computer code in worksheets, and thereby enable developers to greatly extend spreadsheets’ capabilities by designing specific add-ins. This paper describes how to use Excel spreadsheets in conjunction to Visual Basic for Application programming language to perform data acquisition and real-time control. Afterwards, the paper presents two Excel applications with interactive user interfaces developed for laboratory demonstrations and experiments in an introductory course in control.engjournal article10.1016/j.isatra.2010.03.009restricted accessInformática