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Plant Ecophysiology Laboratory automates scale data collection.
Researchers in the Plant Ecophysiology Laboratory require extremely accurate
plant tissue dry weight measurements. This is achieved by measuring the
samples with a Mettler AE260 electronic balance and reading the RS232
output data directly into PC applications, including Lotus 123 and Quattro
Pro, that record and analyze this data. The SoftwareWedge for DOS Standard
version (DOSWedge), by automating the data collection, insures that no
errors occur though inaccurate manual data entry of the scale readings.
The researchers had previously used Lotus Measure (National Instruments)
for data acquisition but found DOSWedge to be a more powerful and versatile
solution. (Lotus Measure does not support all versions of Lotus nor the
Windows version, nor any other PC application.) The researchers also commented
that they had found the utilities provided free with DOSWedge very useful.
They often used ComShow, the RS232 debug program, to diagnose serial communications
with their numerous laboratory instruments.
Benefits
- Ability to interface to any PC application including Lotus and Quattro Pro
- Easy to use and cost effective
- Additional useful utilities, such as ComShow RS232 debugging program, provided for free
TAL Technologies, Inc.
2101 Brandywine Street,
Suite 102,
Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
Tel: 800-722-6004
Tel: 215-496-0222
Fax: 215-496-0322
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