Esempi di
applicazioni
Physics Department automates data
collection from radioactivity monitor into Excel
Colorado State University Physics
Department needed to monitor radioactive decay from radon gas in air
samples. They wanted to use an Excel spreadsheet to monitor the data
as this was easy for the students to learn and use since they are
familiar with the spreadsheet interface. The SoftwareWedge for
Windows Standard version (WinWedge) provides the serial Input/Output
capabilities to the spreadsheet. Therefore, WinWedge automatically
transfers the serial data in real time to the spreadsheet for
graphing and analysis. Commands are sent out by WinWedge to the
radioactivity monitor by pressing mouse activated "buttons" in the
Excel spreadsheet.
Before Brian Jones, the Laboratory
Coordinator, discovered WinWedge he says they were "using a simple
BASIC program that was, frankly, unacceptable." Before finding
WinWedge he had considered using HP Instrument Basic as this is able
to automate some elements of data collection and display. However
this would have required programming and the interface produced
would not have been as intuitive to the students as a spreadsheet
interface such as Excel.
He chose WinWedge for its ease of
use, its ability to provide a serial interface into Excel (and all
other PC applications) and its completely transparent operation to
the students (they just see the data "popping" into Excel).
Brian Jones had a few comments to
add when we asked if he was happy with WinWedge - "I am very pleased
with the WinWedge. It is exactly the tool I need for our application,
and it was a real godsend." He said he was particularly pleased with
its ease of use and that he would recommend WinWedge "absolutely"
for laboratory data collection like this. He closed by adding "Thanks
for making a great product!!"
Benefits
- Easy for students to use
- Transparent to user
- Full two way serial
communication with ability to send commands to radioactivity
monitor
- Interfaces with any software
program such as Microsoft Excel
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