WINDAQ Data Acquisition and Playback Software

Supports All DI-Series Data

Acquisition Hardware
Disk Streaming and Real
Time Display At the Hardware
Rate
Check Hardware Page For
Supported Sampling Rates
Built-in Export-to-Excel
Function
Cursor-based Waveform WINDAQ Acquisition Software
Analytical Tools (above) and WINDAQ Waveform
Browser (right) Included with every
Ready-to-run, No hardware purchase.
programming User Interface
WINDAQ software is included with all DI- Features
Series data acquisition hardware products,
Exclusive Heads-Up Display Easy Excel Export
and consists of two applications: Record-
From 1 to 32 channels. Smooth scrolling WinDaq Playback software has a built-
ing and Playback software. Both applica-
or triggered sweep with level, slope, and in tool that easily and quickly exports
tions supply a feature-rich environment
source selections. Zero plot delay for true selected data to an Excel spreadsheet. Data
along with a no-programming, point-and-
real time performance. Works to the full appears instantly in your spreadsheet in
click user interface.
sample rate of connected DI-series. Control calibrated engineering units and without
WINDAQ Recording Software offers a plot speed independently of sample rate. the use of intermediate data files.
real-time recording environment consist-
ing of a zero-delay, real-time display with Multitasking Operation Time- and Date-Stamp
simultaneous data recording to disk. Up WinDaq fully leverages Windows’ Every data point acquired by WinDaq
to 32 channels can be displayed at once, multitasking capabilities to provide Recording software is time- and date-
and each can be scaled into meaningful fully automatic foreground/background stamped so you can easily correlate
engineering units. You can record wave- operation-even while recording data to disk! process events with recorded data.
form data to disk in the background while Built-In Data File Translator
running any combination of programs in
Intelligent Oversampling
Exports and imports data files in a variety Feature
the foreground — even WINDAQ Play- of data acquisition, spreadsheet, and
back software to review and analyze data WinDaq Recording software allows
analysis software formats. Also translates you to sample at high rates, and display
as it’s being stored! Acquisition speeds and files stored in a variety of foreign formats,
some features vary with data acquisition and record at lower rates as a calculated
including DADiSP, TDM, and ASCII. average, minimum, maximum, frequency,
hardware, so refer to the hardware page for
details. Includes Frequency Analysis, or rms value per channel.
WINDAQ Playback Software offers an Digital Filtering, X-Y Plotting, Supports All DI-Series Data
easy way to review and analyze waveform and Statistical Analysis Acquisition Hardware
data acquired by WINDAQ Recording Calculates up to an 8,191 point DFT or WinDaq software is included with all
software. Playback’s disk streaming design 16,384-point FFT with 4 pre-programmed DATAQ Instruments model DI-Series data
allows data files of any length to be plotted windows and on-screen power spectrum acquisition hardware. WinDaq Recording
on your computer’s display wit lightening graphics. Allows you to graphically edit software can operate at the full hardware
speed. Waveform panning and compres- power spectrum for high-pass, low-pass, sampling rate, and some features are data
sion controls allow you to quickly review band-pass, and notch filters. Allows you acquisition hardware-dependent. Please
and interpret recorded data. Seven standard to examine the relationship of one channel refer to DI-Series hardware product pages
cursor-based measurements, frequency to another (X-Y) allowing X-Y excursions, for details.
domain (FFT/DFT), X-Y, and statistical instantaneous rate-of-change, 2-point and
analysis functions help simplify waveform linear regression rate of change, and area
analysis and interpretation. An special bounded by curve. Reports more that 10
export facility allows instantaneous porting statistical variables over any waveform
of WinDaq data into an Excel spreadsheet. length with export capabilities.
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 WINDAQ Recording Software
Setup Calibrate
Double-click and enter the channels you want to acquire into the Define calibration per channel to display waveform values in
WINDAQ scan list. Click to select gain, signal averaging, true meaningful units such as psi, °F or °C, amps, rpm, watts, horse-
RMS, frequency, and peak or valley detection per channel. Click power — any unit of measure you need.
to define a single to 32-channel display — either triggered sweep
(oscilloscope-like) or scrolling (chart recorder-like). Click again
to define a sample rate that spans the entire supported range of DI-
Series data acquisition hardware.

Record Annotate
Choose a continuous waveform recording mode or the triggered Of course, you can label any channel with text that describes
mode with selectable trigger level, slope, and pre- and post-trig- it — “Motor 1,” “Engine speed,” “Vertical position,” etc. But
ger times. WINDAQ automatically time- and date-stamps, then WINDAQ also allows you to supply commented event markers
streams acquired data to disk — record as much data as you need. while you record — “Beginning test phase 1,” “Small vibrations
At the same time, WINDAQ supplies a real-time graphical display noticed,” “Starting cool-down cycle,” etc. Your comments and
of any or all channels so you always know where you are and our acquired data combine to form a complete diary of your data
where you’re going. acquisition session.

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 WINDAQ Playback Software
Playback Multitask
Recording is only half the solution. WINDAQ’s Waveform Double your productivity and let WINDAQ record while you
Browser playback software allows you to graphically manipulate review last week’s results from your spreadsheet, or compose a
waveforms in ways you’ve never seen on a PC. Compress an memo with your word processor. You can even play back data
entire recording to one screen-width for a bird’s eye view, then already stored to disk while you’re still recording.
expand around an area of interest for a closer look. Use the cursor
to measure amplitudes and timing with precision. Move to any
event marker with the click of a mouse button.

Analyze Export
Waveform interpretation is easy with our built-in analysis func- The WINDAQ Waveform Browser can export any range of data
tions. Apply frequency and filtering analysis with the WINDAQ to your spreadsheet, or any other analysis or presentation pack-
Waveform Browser FFT and DFT functions. Analyze any range age you use. You can even copy a graphical image displayed by
of waveform data with the statistics function. Use X-Y plotting the WINDAQ Waveform Browser and paste it directly into a word
to examine the relationship of one channel to another. Extended processing document. Finally, export any range of waveform
analysis functions allow waveform peak detection, integration, graphics to your printer for a hard copy record.
differentiation, arithmetic operations, and more.

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 Block Diagrams
WINDAQ Acquisition Software
Disk
Streaming

Real-Time
Display

Real-Time
Comments
"Full Throttle"

PSI, RPM, mmHg,... Real-Time

Scaling

Time & Date

Stamping
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Any DATAQ
Hardware

Multi-tasking
Engine

Application 1

Application 2

Application 3

Application n

WINDAQ Playback Software

Data File
Import

Waveform
Display

Data File
Export
Moving average,
peak capturing,
Advanced
rectification,
CODAS
arithmetic operations,
and much more.
Event Marker "Full Throttle"
Review October 20, 2003
FFT, DFT, digital
filtering, statistical Built-in
analysis and much Analysis
more.
Hard
Copy

Multi-tasking
Engine

Application 1

Application 2

Application 3

Application n

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 Specifications
Hardware and Software Visit http://www.dataq.com/products/windaq/ Waveform Display (Playback Software)
Requirements windows-compatibility/ Number of displayed channels: 1 to 29
Help Facilities Built-in context-sensitive CHM help facility Number of supported channels: 240
with multimedia enhancements. Display formats: Overlapping and non-overlapping
Disk and Display (Recording Software) Compression: Allows compressed view of displayed
Maximum continuous DI-Series data acquisition hardware dependent. waveforms with compression factors of 1 (no
throughput to disk: Please refer to hardware page for supported compression) to whatever factor is required to
rates and features. compress the waveform to one screen-width.
Maximum continuous real- DI-Series data acquisition hardware dependent. Display Modes: Y vs. t; frequency vs. amplitude.
time display throughput: Please refer to hardware page for supported Event Marker Display: Displays event marker number, time and date
rates and features. of activation, and supplied comment in special
Waveform Display Modes: Continuous smooth-scrolling; freeze; triggered display window (applies only to waveforms
and non-triggered sweep. Dot-joined at all recorded with WINDAQ).
sample rates. Waveform Measurement (Playback Software)
Display Trigger Conditions: Selectable ±slope, level, and source. Single-point cursor-oriented Amplitude measurements per channel in
Waveform Compression: Allows display rate to vary independently of measurements (Y vs. t): calibrated units; elapsed time; time and date
sample rate. Compression factors of 1 (no com- at cursor (applies only to waveforms recorded
pression) to 9,000. with WINDAQ).
Number of displayed channels: 1 to 32 Dual-point cursor-oriented Time measurements on the same or across
Number of acquired channels: 1 to 240 measurements (Y vs. t): different channels; D%; Y-value difference;
two-point slope (d/dt); number of samples; Hz;
Display formats: Overlapping (2 channel max) and non- cycles per minute.
overlapping.
Cursor-Oriented measurements Frequency vs. db; Frequency vs. magnitude (in
Maximum Data File Size: 4GB (freq vs. amplitude): engineering units).
Waveform Display Scaling (Acquisition Software) Waveform Analysis (Playback Software)
Screen scaling: Waveform expansion, contraction, and offset Statistical Calculations: Min; max; standard deviation; mean; median;
per channel. sum; sum-of-squares; skewness; rms; least
Engineering Units Conversion: Scale and offset applied to each channel as squares differential; area bounded by curve.
y=mx+b. Statistical calculation range: Unlimited.
Software selection of: Amplifier gain and input configuration (for Fourier transform calculation 32 to 16,384 points (FFT)
hardware products supporting programmable ranges: 2 to 8,191 points (DFT)
gain). Selectable FFT windows: sin2; Hamming; Bartlett; Blackman.
Grid Scaling: Allows each displayed channel to be scaled Inverse Fourier Transform 2 to 16,384 points. Time domain waveforms
between user-defined limits. Range: are inserted into display windows as calculated
Hard Copy (Acquisition Supports print screen hard copy in the channels.
Software) background regardless of disk streaming X-Y plotting calculations: Area bounded by curve; instantaneous rate
activity. of change; 2-point rate of change; regression
Event Marker and Time and Date Stamp (Acquisition Software) rate of change; max X and Y excursions; time
Event Marker Operating Asynchronous manual or remote activation with measurements on the same or across channels;
Modes: or without comments. amplitude measurements per channel in
calibrated units; elapsed time; time and date at
Maximum number of commented event markers per file: 8,184
cursor.
Time and Data Stamping: Automatic for acquired data and event markers.
File Management (Playback Software)
Programmability (Acquisition Software)
Maximum data file size: Unlimited.
Hardware-dependent software Amplifier gain, unipolar or bipolar, single- Supported data file export WINDAQ (CODAS) format to any spreadsheet
selection of: ended, differential, or thermocouple per translators: (CSV), DADiSP, general purpose binary, and
channel. ASCII.
Data Storage Format 16-bit, 2’s complement binary data with header Supported data file import Any spreadsheet (CSV), DADiSP, CODAS,
(Acquisition Software) and trailer information. translators: ASCII, and binary integer/real to WINDAQ
Toolbox (Acquisition Provides a toolbox of icons used to make setup (CODAS) format.
Software) fast and virtually effortless and to otherwise Data file translator range: Unlimited.
customize a recording session.
Data file format: 16-bit binary with data file header and trailer.
Waveform Search Feature Allows you to immediately go to a specific
Waveform Hard Copy (Playback Software)
(Playback Software) part of the data file based on range or date and
time. Specify a range of data for the search Type: Print screens and continuous form.
and immediately jump to the next or previous Continuous form hard copy: Generates an unlimited length of continuous
data point occurring inside or outside the range. hard copy of any combination of channels.
Specify a time and/or date and immediately Supported printers: Any supported by Windows.
jump to that position in the file. Supported printer resolution: Printer-dependent.
Analog Waveform Playback Allows you to output previously recorded
(Playback Software) data in analog form to a speaker, LED, chart
recorder, etc. for all hardware products
supporting a printer port interface.

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