Datalogging tool helps increase productivity
18 July 2001
Test & Measurement
National Instruments has released a software tool specifically designed for datalogging. The standalone, configuration-based software solution allows engineers to easily acquire, log, view and share data. National Instruments' VI Logger uses the power and flexibility of a PC and menu-driven configuration to deliver an efficient way to gather and archive data.
"Because VI Logger is easy to configure, flexible, and integrates seamlessly with NI measurement hardware, engineers and scientists save valuable time creating their data logging applications," said Stefano Zanetti, NI Product Manager for VI Logger. "Once configured, VI Logger can simultaneously log data from a wide variety of sensor types to further increase productivity."
VI Logger comes ready-to-run, and because it uses dialog windows instead of traditional programming, data logging applications can be easily created. Although intuitive, it does not sacrifice power for simplicity. Because it works with a wide variety of NI data acquisition and signal conditioning products, users can log low-speed signals, such as humidity for degradation analysis, as well as high-speed signals, such as vibration for more advanced machine monitoring applications.
In addition to logging various signal speeds, VI Logger can be used for a wide range of data logging applications, regardless of the number of channels the application requires. Engineers can create a single-channel, temperature-logging application for product condition analysis or a multiple-channel, machine-monitoring application for supervisory control, using a variety of NI measurement hardware.
VI Logger also can detect out-of-range signals and respond to these signals by performing specific actions, such as sending e-mail notifications, triggering digital outputs, presenting warning messages on an operator's PC, or sounding an alarm. Also, logging tasks configured in VI Logger can be integrated into NI's LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI, a development environment for ANSI C programmers.
For further information contact National Instruments, (011) 805 8197.
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