Study the data acquisition technology of chemical equipment using wireless sensor technology. Various processing functions of the status of equipment were simulated based on the virtual instrument software developed and designed combining wireless sensor network, wired Ethernet and the Zigbee technology, and through simulation signals. The Data Acquisition System of Chemical Equipment Based on Wireless Sensor Network was designed. The accuracy of the data results was high, and Zigbee ad hoc network was achieved for collecting of network data. The result shows that the system designed in this paper can meet the needs of real-time monitoring of the operational status of chemical equipment and is practical.