VVI^® today announced the release of DAQ Plot^™ version 9.5.1, which adds control features along with real-time strip chart display.

"The DAQ Plot application is the quickest and easiest way to view data from sensors and laboratory equipment with voltage connectors.", said Ed Van Vliet, CEO of VVI. "This version adds features to control machines through a built-in feedback control loop and the setting of digital output channels. The effect of the feedback and control switch settings are immediately viewed on the real-time strip chart so users can monitor and assure their process as it happens. Within minutes customers start understanding their process and manufacturing systems and seamlessly produce publication quality results directly from their data acquisition computers. Because of its intuitive features it can be applied to many situations to give immediate and highly interpretable output."

"Vvidget Pro, the underlying programming framework, has been updated to abstract hardware devices and states so adding new features and hardware is just a matter of using a well-designed framework as a guide. This proven design is used by customers for high speed needs such as the display and control of laboratory devices to low speed needs such as distributed manufacturing process control and monitoring. By making custom systems, scientists and engineers are more productive and capable. This type of customization gives our customers the competitive edge they seek and help them develop and maintain the quality of their products and processes."

Version 9.5.1 adds these new features:

• Adds a feedback control loop. If an input voltage crosses a threshold then DAQ Plot can set output voltages to drive other hardware like solenoids. For example, when a reactor gets to temperature a switch can turn it off and on.

• Adds high-speed hardware clocking for uniform time sampling from 1 to 100 samples per second.

• Adds controls to set the output states of 20 digital channels. This can be used to control relays, actuators and other state devices from the operator's computer.

• Adds a simple command line tool to automate DAQ Plot functions. Embed into startup scripts, other applications, web services, and other services. The comprehensive documentation gives examples and explains each step. Use DAQ Plot's intuitive interface to setup the command line options.

• Each input channel can now be mapped with a lookup table, so nonlinear devices such as thermocouples can be used without linearization circuitry.

• Vvidget Pro, the underlying programming framework, has been updated to abstract hardware devices using a two layer framework design so if you have custom device or just need more functionality the frameworks act as a guide to add DAQ Plot like features into your own application.

Pricing And Availability

DAQ Plot is available immediately and includes USB DAQ device hardware. To purchase DAQ Plot or for additional information call 888-VVI-PLOT or email sales@vvi.com.

Professional services that include the Vvidget Pro frameworks and data automation and measurement hardware and integration services are available directly from VVI. For additional information call 888-VVI-PLOT or email sales@vvi.com.

About VVI: VVI^® is a privately held corporation founded in 1989. VVI's customers are world-leading companies in the banking, biotechnology, chemical, financial services, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries. Systems that VVI helped build have been operational for years and at this time are monitoring billions of dollars worth of products in real time and on a global scale. These systems are, in part, based on VVI's Vvidget Pro^™ and Peer Visual^™ products.

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