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WinDaq ExcelLink Allows You to Specify a Worksheet

Released earlier this year (2025), the ExcelLink add-on provides a real-time bridge between WinDaq and Microsoft Excel. In previous releases of ExcelLink, it was only possible to stream data into the first worksheet (the default). Recent ExcelLink updates allow you to select a workbook, and choose a specific worksheet into which your data will stream. Read More

Using Markers to Determine Maximum/Minimum Values in imc FAMOS

How do you find maximum and minimum values in imc FAMOS? From the imc FAMOS home screen, switch to the main view (see below). 2.) In the main view window, click the ‘Load data file’ button, and choose a data file. 3.) With the file open, choose the “Channel1” data, and click the ‘Show selection Read More

Saving Add-On Setup and Configuration

WinDaq 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

Using the ‘Advanced Trigger ExcelLink’ Add-on to Stream Data into Excel

One of the most recognizable spreadsheet applications in the world, Microsoft Excel allows you to manipulate data, perform calculations and create custom graphs & charts. For many years, our WinDaq/XL bridging software has been the ultimate solution for customers interested in streaming data, in real time, directly into an Excel spreadsheet. Once there, users could take 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

A Meter Display for WinDaq Data Acquisition Software

The question often arises, “Is there a way to display the actual values in WinDaq?”. While real-time numerical data is displayed in WinDaq data acquisition software along with a real-time graph, some customers might prefer to display data in a larger “meter-style” graphical format. Fortunately, there’s a WinDaq add-on that allows you to do just Read More