Lazy Days DAQ
Daniel Hadji-Ristic
Product Specialist
The ultimate aim of any DAQ
specialist, when building a
measurement and control system, is
to get the required data out as quickly and
accurately as possible. In the interests of
speed and preserving sanity, it makes
sense to choose the simplest method and
when it comes to the effortless design of
DAQ systems, you don’t get much more
straightforward than DASYLab 10.
This icon-based data acquisition
software relies on graphics rather than
programming to create systems that log,
analyse and control DAQ systems. That
means you don’t need to know anything
about complex code or spend weeks
working out how to use the software to
be able to use DASYLab out of the box.
The simple point-and-click interface not
only gives DASYLab a very short learning
curve, it also makes it ideal for quick
turnarounds of frequently changing DAQ
tasks. With DASYLab, you can rapidly
acquire data from all the most popular
multifunction data acquisitions devices,
controllers and sensors. In addition,
RS232 and IEEE 488 (GPIB) modules
provide connectivity to instruments from
hundreds of vendors.
The very latest release of DASYLab,
version 10, comes with an updated user
interface, improved online help, an
interactive tutorial, as well as more than
150 examples to help even first time users
get down to work and set up fast.
To make it even easier to configure your
applications, the DASYLab 10.0
workspace now features modern module
icons and graphics and includes module
browsing and dynamic information areas.
Module browsing provides various views
of all the available function modules and
stored black boxes, as well as the
modules in the current block diagram. The
new status console enables you to check
the status of your running program and
dynamic data display. Within the status
console, you’ll find the Signal Spy, which
monitors the data as it flows between
modules on the block diagram. You can
view both data descriptions and an
oscilloscope diagram of the signal.
DASYLab 10.0 works with the latest
Windows operating systems including
Windows Vista, XP, and 2000. And with
four editions available, there’s sure to be
a perfect-fit software solution for your
DAQ demands. |
