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Data acquisition Software and Communications
News Release from: Audon Electronics | Subject: CPS Plus
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 June 2002
Software acquires serial data for
Windows use
Audon Electronics has a novel software package that captures serial data directly from any RS232 instrument or device into any Windows application.
Audon Electronics has a novel software package that captures serial data directly from any RS232 instrument or device into any Windows application CPS Plus captures serial data, custom tailors it to user needs, then transfers the data to any Windows application - either by sending keystrokes to the application's window or by passing the data through DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) conversations
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 3 Dec 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The package can be used to collect data from any RS232 instrument or device, including scales and balances, gauges, pH meters, electrochemistry meters, laboratory instruments, sensors, densitometers, GPS receivers, barcode scanners, magnetic stripe readers, ID tag readers, temperature controllers etc.
Data can be automatically transferred directly into any Windows application program in real time, including Excel, Access, LIMS, MMIs, statistical and maths software, Visual Basic etc.
CP Plus supports up to eight separate serial ports and can even read from multiple serial ports simultaneously.
It can be used to create charts and graphs within applications that automatically update with data from serial devices or instruments with automatic date and time stamping.
CPS Plus features simple but comprehensive data formatting functions, including fully configurable data filters to obtain the relevant data from the raw input strings, and it has the ability to send any formatting ASCII character(s) to the serial device.
This is all achieved without programming.
CPS Plus can run in the background, so users don't even know that it's there, and can be set to capture data on demand or at regular timed intervals.
With a purchase price of just GBP 55, the program can be downloaded from the Audon Electronics website and tried for free of charge for 40 days.
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