Drag-and-drop approach lets users simply arrange the desired instrument functions on their desktops and select the measurement source
Data Translation has announced DT Measure Foundry 3.0, the newest version of its flagship test and measurement application software.
Measure Foundry's innovative drag-and-drop approach lets users simply arrange the desired instrument functions on their desktops and select the measurement source - no training is required.
With today1s announcement, powerful functionality - normally found in standalone packages - at a $249 price wipes out any barriers to entry in the test and measurement market.
This new version features a software developer's kit, built-in maths functionality and software that incorporates OPC-compliant devices as Measure Foundry data sources on the manufacturing floor.
These new features, along with Measure Foundryss graphical approach, make taking powerful PC-based measurements easier and more affordable than ever.
The new version includes the Formula Evaluator, a library of more than 200 maths functions, typically found in higher-priced standalone mathematical analysis packages.
The Formula Evaluator is a multifunctional tool that allows the user to combine information from data and control channels into one formula.
Essentially its own language within Measure Foundry, the Formula Evaluator performs up to 60 operations from simple formulas to complicated analysis of signals.
Other new features, ideal for the manufacturing environment, are the Hot Key function and the ability to use Measure Foundry as the PC desktop.
The Hot Key feature lets an OEM assign standard keyboard keys to toggle between panels or to activate functions in the Measure Foundry application with a single keystroke.
This feature is ideal for industrial applications in dirty, hazardous environments where an end-user would rather use a keystroke than a mouse.
A Measure Foundry application can also replace the Windows desktop, turning a standard PC into an instrument.
The PC can then only be used to run Measure Foundry.
Nothing else on it can be used or changed, thereby providing more system security.
