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Category Archives: Data Acquisition
DI-4×08-E vs. DI-4×08-M: What’s the Difference?
What’s the difference between the DI-4×08-E and the DI-4×08-M? At first glance, they appear to be different data loggers all together. In reality, they’re built on the same physical platform. Besides the obvious difference (a metal enclosure vs. a plastic one), there are some important distinctions to be made. The Enclosures Ah yes, the enclosures. 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
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
Stand-alone Data Acquisition and Flash Memory
For years, DATAQ has offered a number of different flash memory solutions for stand-alone data acquisition. Beginning with standard 2GB max capacity SD-style cards for older DI-710/718 series data loggers, progressing to the 32 GB thumb-style USB drives, included with contemporary DI-2000 and DI-4000 series instruments. With maximum sample rates on the order of 14.4 Read More
Stand-Alone Date/Time Stamps in Microsoft Excel
A critical component of data acquisition, date/time stamps allow you to determine the status of your device under test at a particular instant in time. How that date/time stamp is displayed, and the precision (to the nearest tenth or hundredth of a second) can be quite subjective. Some like to see the date first (mm/dd/yyyy), Read More
Making Pressure Measurements with the DI-1100 Starter Kit
As discussed in a previous post, acquiring pressure data for review and analysis is a common and important data acquisition application. In this application note, we’ll demonstrate the ease with which pressure data can be displayed, archived and analyzed on the cheap using DATAQ Instruments model DI-1100 starter kit, WinDaq data acquisition software and the Read More