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DAQFactory-Starter DAQ Software
Description
DaqFactory-Starter is a new new cut-down version of the popular DAQFactory data acquisition and control package called DAQFactory Starter. DAQFactory Starter offers all the basic features of an HMI / SCADA software tool including data acquisition, data logging, three user definable screens with 44 screen components, powerful graphing and trending, plus Email and FTP out for a wide range of devices.
Features
	Data acquisition (16 tags max) Data logging 3 user definable screens 44 screen components Powerful graphing and trending Email out FTP uploading Drives for a wide variety of daq cards, serial I/O devices, MODBUS devices and PLC's Main DAQFactory Page >>
Details
DAQFactory Starter offers all the basic features of an HMI / SCADA software tool including data acquisition from a wide range of devices (limited to 16 I/O points), data logging to ASCII and binary files, three user definable screens with 44 screen components, powerful graphing and trending, plus Email and FTP out. If you have a small application with less then 16 I/O points and don't need any of the advanced features of DAQFactory, then DAQFactory Starter is probably just right for you. Plus, if your system grows, you can always upgrade. Media not included. DAQFactory can be downloaded from this website and includes all help files and manuals in PDF format.
Hardware Compatibilty
All versions of DAQFactory supports the following hardware devices; LabJack USB Devices - U12, U3, UE9, UE9PRO built-in LabJack drivers RedLab-TC and RedLab-TEMP - USB Thermocouple/temperture DAQ units - built-in drivers USB UDIN Digital I/O Units - simple ASCII control via Virtual serial port The eDAM 8000 range of RS485 remote terminal units The eDAM 9000 range of Ethernet Modbus remote terminal units DigiRail - low-cost range of RS485 remote terminal units via MODBUS ModbusIO - comprehensive range of RS485 remote terminal units via MODBUS VR-18 and VR06 LCD Chart Recorders - Communicates via MODBUS OPC Device - Communicates with any OPC Server. OPC Servers are available for a wide range of devices from vendors and third parties. Serial Device - Communicates with RS-232 devices, providing both input and output on as many as 20 serial ports. For more information, see the DaqFactory online help. Measurement Computing / ComputerBoards / Omega Device - Communicates with all Measurement Computing hardware supported by the Universal Library. Provides hardware polled A to D, D to A, Dig In / Out and Counter support (in pulse count mode). Many of the Omega boards are also supported. National Instruments Device - Communicates with all National Instruments NI-DAQ devices. It provides software polled A to D, D to A, Dig In / Out, and Counter support (in pulse count mode). IOTech DAQBook Communicates with IOTech DAQBook devices. Supports multiple DAQBooks. Provides software polled A to D, D to A, Dig In / Out. ACCES I/O DeviceCommunicates with PCI analog in and analog out devices. Contact us for support for other boards. National Instruments 435x - Communicates with the National Instruments 435x series 24 bit loggers. Modbus: This device allows DAQFactory to communicate with a wide range of devices that support the Modbus standard. Both Modbus ASCII and Modbus RTU are supported. In addition to the standard Modbus commands, many flexible options are available for pulling out unique data from unique devices. Allen Bradley SLC-500: This device allows you to use full-duplex DF1 protocol (System point-to-point) to communicate with Allen-Bradley SLC-500 PLCs using any of the following adapters connected to the PC's RS-232 port: Channel 0 located in the processor 1747-KE (DH-485) 1785-KE (Data Highway Plus) 1770-KF2 (Data Highway Plus) 1770-KF3 (DH-485) 1771-KE/KF (Data Highway) 1770-KF2 (Data Highway) Telemecanique: This device allows you to connect to Telemecanique TSX Nano PLCs configured to use the Modbus RTU Protocol. Modem dialer: This device will dial a modem and then return a comm port handle for use by other devices. This allows you to communicate with your serial devices over a modem.
Other Versions
Feature Developer Pro Standard Base Lite Starter Acquisition and logging Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Custom screens Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 pages Graphing / trending Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Data analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Screen components Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Sequences and automation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Email and FTP (send/upload) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Email and FTP (receive/download) Yes Yes Yes PID loops Yes Yes Yes Yes Auto-dialer Yes Yes ODBC database logging Yes Yes Yes 3,800 image library Yes Yes Yes Networking and web server Yes Yes Yes Advanced data analysis Yes Yes Yes Alarming Yes Yes Connectivity pack Yes Yes Maximum channels / tags Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 64 32 16 Runtime Licence Not needed Yes Yes Yes Yes Not Applicable
System Properties
DAQFactory Any computer capable of running Windows 98 or newer. We suggest at least a Pentium 90, and preferably much more. The program is designed to be responsive even under processor strain, however, the refresh rate of graphs and images will be greatly reduced on slower processors. 30 Meg of free hard disk space. Enough memory to run the operating system plus a minimum of 8 meg on top of that. Generally, the more you have, the more you will be able to take advantage of DAQFactory's capabilities. The exact memory requirements depend on the screen resolution. DAQFactory uses a triple background painting algorithm to make it very responsive even when drawing large graphs or images. This requires three copies of the screen to be kept in memory. This means that if you are running DAQFactory in 1024x768 resolution with 32 bit color you will need at least 12 meg of extra memory just for these screen buffers. If you are running DAQFactory at 1600x1200 with 32 bit color, the memory requirements for these buffers jumps up to 32 meg. In addition to this, DAQFactory keeps the history of your data in memory for quick, real-time calculations. Each data point in memory uses 16 bytes. To remember an hours worth of data on a single channel, read at 1 second intervals you will need 60K. Video capable of 800x600 resolution. 1024 x 768 is strongly suggested. If DAQFactory is only going to be used as an HMI, it is possible to setup the DAQFactory screens on one computer and transfer the file to another computer that may not be able to achieve 800 x 600. In this case, DAQFactory will operate at almost any resolution. We suggest DAQFactory Runtime for this application. Windows 98 or newer. SP6 or higher if you are running NT. You cannot run the program on Windows 95, NT 3.51, CE, or any other lesser version of Windows. Internet Explorer version 4 or greater must be installed for the follow-me help system.
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