Brooklyn College of SUNY is a teaching/research institution founded in 1930. The Psychology Department research laboratory conducts basic research on behavior and nutrition using laboratory animals.
The Problem:
The research requires careful measurement of food intake, water intake and body weight of laboratory animals. Their system involves an Ohaus electronic balance and a Sartorius electronic balance connected to serial ports of a PC. The balances are used to measure food cups, water bottles, and the animals weight and the data needed to be input and graphed in real-time in a spreadsheet.
The WinWedge Solution
Before using WinWedge, weight readings from the Ohaus and Sartorius balances had been collected by hand by recording the weights with paper and pen or by collecting the data into a customized data logging application app and then importing the data file created into the spreadsheet.
They chose to use WinWedge because it allowed them to easily enter data directly into any spreadsheet in real-time. The users noted that they are very pleased with the performance of WinWedge and would recommend it to their fellow scientists. TALtech Inc. also included free and readily available support and the WinWedge software continues to be updated for new versions of Windows/Excel etc..
WinWedge Advantages
- Significantly increased productivity by eliminating manual data entry
- Interfaces serial device data real-time into any PC spreadsheet or application (and even web forms)
- Cost effective easy to use
- Ensures 100% data accuracy
Updated August 2026