Suite success for data logging

Version 6 of the Windmill data acquisition and control software suite collects data from a vast range of sensors and equipment.

Version 6 of the Windmill data acquisition and control software suite collects data from a vast range of sensors and equipment, including thermocouples, pressure transducers, flow meters, GPS receivers, laboratory instruments, Ethernet, USB and Modbus devices.

It comprises a series of programs, all performing a specific task such as data logging.

Windmill 6 runs under Windows 98 and later.

All programs are ready-to-run and no programming is required.

Being modular though, flexibility isn't compromised.

With the new Windmill, users now have four choices of how to trigger data logging: when equipment sends new data; when readings cross an alarm threshold; on pressing the space bar on the keyboard; or on pressing the software start button.

With Windmill users can set warning and critical alarms on each channel of data.

If desired, users can now only log data when an alarm level is crossed.

Users can also set the duration of logging.

Say a temperature reading rose above a set point for 5 minutes.

Windmill could log data throughout this time.

When the temperature returned to normal, Windmill could continue logging for the chosen duration.

It would then stop until another alarm occurred.

At regular intervals Windmill can automatically close the data file and open a new one.

Rather than having all data saved in one file, this results in a new file for each hour's, each day's or each week's data.

To save disk space users can opt to overwrite older files.

The new Windmill serial driver (COMIML) makes it even easier to interface almost any instrument communicating through ASCII messages over RS232, RS485, RS422 or Modbus.

As the serial setup program is free, users can check that Windmill can access their hardware before making a purchase.

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