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RSS FeedsWinDaq add-ons (including those featured in the WinDaq UtilityPack) allow you to customize your display, and add functionally to the software. You can add meters and gauges, plot a spectrogram or program digital ports. All of these functions require setup and configuration. The Add-on Auto Startup Configuration utility saves you the time and effort of Read More
DATAQ Instruments Application Notes and News
The DI-2108 vs. the DI-2108-P
At first glance, it would appear that the DI-2108 and the DI-2108-P are one and the same. Both the DI-2108 and the DI-2108-P do feature ±10V full scale measurement ranges, and include 7 digital ports, with dedicated Rate and Count inputs. In addition both are in 6.68″W × 3.28″D × 1.13″H polycarbonate ABS enclosures, and Read More
How to Insert Remote ‘Event Markers’ in WinDaq
Often, when acquiring data for later analysis, an event occurs that directly impacts the information being collected. In this post, we’ll show you how to insert “event markers” in a file. Event markers allowing you to mark the instant (date/time) at which a particular event occurred. Enabling the Digital Channel To insert event marks, you’ll Read More
Help Us Troubleshoot by Creating a dashboard.log File
The majority of the time, technicians and engineers at DATAQ Instruments can resolve any communication issue that you may have with your contemporary DATAQ data logger (i.e. DI-1100, DI-2108, DI-4×08, etc.), in short order. Sometime, however, more advanced troubleshooting techniques are required. Creating a dashboard.log file, and forwarding that file to our support staff, provides Read More
How to Acquire Pressure Data Using a 4-20mA Pressure Transmitter
As mentioned in an earlier post, acquiring pressure data is a common and important data acquisition application. Whether you’re dealing with air, fuel or water, pressure data can be an invaluable decision-making resource. In this application note, we’ll demonstrate the ease with which you can acquire pressure data using a 0-100 psig 4-20 mA pressure Read More
WinDaq/XL and Graphics Acceleration Crashing WinDaq
It has come to our attention that a graphics setting in Microsoft Excel can cause our WinDaq data acquisition software to crash (freeze), and significantly slow down your PC when running the WinDaq/XL real-time bridging software. Fortunately, there’s a simple solution that involves disabling graphics acceleration. We’ll show you how! Disabling Hardware Graphics Acceleration in Read More