Help choosing hardware for lab mirco distilling fermenting plant

[Robbedoes]

Hi,

I have been fiddling around with LABview for a while now but i have a hard time choosing hardware for a simple slow lab scale fermenting and distilling plant. The hardware should be pc based and able to gather data from various sensors and manipulate pumps and valves. i have been looking into the USB-6501 USB Digital I/O but i am not sure if that is what i need. Any input would be appreciated.

[johnsold]

No one can help you without more information.

What kinds of signals do the sensors generate? What kinds of signals do you need to control the pumps and vlaves? How fast do things need to be measured and controlled? How much reliability do you need? (That means: Does some thing bad or expensive happen if the computer, software, or DAQ equipment shut down or fail?)

Lynn