Product category: Sensors and Data Acquisition
News Release from: Measurement Computing | Subject: SoftWire 6.0
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 12 September 2005
DAQ software adds over 100 new controls
The latest version of SoftWire from Measurement Computing maintains the intuitive graphical programming structure allowing users to build powerful DAQ applications without writing code
SoftWire programmers simply place the desired controls on the designer and connect the controls with simple drag and drop wires. Version 6.0 adds over 100 new controls specifically for data acquisition and data analysis. Among the new controls are: signal generation, DSP filters, spectral analysis, curve fitting, transforms and statistics.
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SoftWire, the graphical programming interface to Visual Studio.Net, makes it easy for nonprogrammers to develop DAQ applications quickly.
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It can be designed and run in less than 10 minutes.
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In addition to all the new controls, SoftWire 6.0 ships with a host of example applications that enable users to get started quickly.
The new version of SoftWire is fully backward compatible with versions 5.0 and later and can be used with all MCC hardware.
SoftWire 6.0 is currently available for shipping, and is available for a limited time at an introductory price of $499 ($995 list).
An evaluation copy of SoftWire 6.0 will be available for download from the Measurement Computing site.
It will also be included on the Measurement Computing DAQ Software CD that ships with all MCC hardware products.
The evaluation version will enable a user to experience the ease-of-use and rapid development capabilities of SoftWire, but will only allow a user to use a virtual 'Demo Board' in the applications.
Bill Kennedy, Measurement Computing's Vice President of Sales, stated: 'Our customers have a wide range of software skills and experiences'.
'We recognise the importance of providing a software solution that not only matches their skill set but also the amount of software effort they wish to spend on their measurement application'.
'We offer simple out-of-the-box applications for our nonprogrammers and a comprehensive Windows driver for our customers with programming skills'.
'SoftWire bridges the gap nicely between the nonprogrammer and skilled programmer'.
'SoftWire is the ideal solution for the occasional programmer who wants to rapidly create a custom DAQ application using a graphical interface yet still have the power and extensibility of Visual Studio.Net'.
'SoftWire 6.0 has enriched the DAQ environment with a suite of analysis tools that are seamlessly integrated into our existing components and controls'.
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