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Windaq Add-ons Includes

1. Waterfall Spectrogram
2. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
3. Advanced Audio and Text Commented Event  
4. Windaq Waveform Browser Audio & Text Event Navigator
5. Analog Output
6. Digital Output
7. Oscilloscope
8. Excel Link 
9. OpenOfficeCalc Link
10. Meter and Alarm   
11. Note Taker
12. Remote NoteTaker
13. MySQL Link
14. Derivative

  Windaq Add-ons:

• Waterfall Spectrogram (ID=7003)
  A Windaq add-on to visualize the frequency domain of an analog waveform in real-time, with 3D color-scaled waterfall spectrogram for history display. 

  
  
  

  • While acquiring spectrum, you may use the mouse  to drag the FFT spectrogram (in the upper chart) up and down, or double-click the buttons to change the scaling of the spectrogram. 
  • Once you stop the spectrogram, you may click on the spectrogram to enable a cursor and drag it horizontally to study the spectrum
  • You may also click on the waterfall chart to enable a crosshair to show the frequency/elapsed time  
  • Waterfall chart is sizible for more history display
  • Dynamic Amplifier option: When checked, waveform's average DC component is removed, then amplified to at least half dynamic range, before performing FFT. As the result, low level signal is much easier to study. Click here to see the effect of Dynamic Amplifier
  • Bonus for users with paid registration :
    • CopyToClipboard button provides quick access to a copy of the waveform
    • No ad-line in the charts
    • No run time limit
      
      
• Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) (ID=7001)
  Provides Real-time 1024-point FFT power spectrum for frequency study.  
  
  
  
  

Dynamic Amplifier option. When checked, waveform's average DC component is removed, then amplified to at least half dynamic range, before performing FFT. As the result, low level signal is much easier to study. Click here to see the effect of Dynamic Amplifier

Analog oscilloscope-like persistence control helps to study the trend of the spectrum (Refer to the above screen shot for visual effect)

While acquiring spectrum, you may use the mouse  to drag the waveform up and down, or double-click the buttons to change the scaling of the waveform. 

Once you stop the live frequency display, you may click on the chart to enable a cursor and drag it around to study the spectrum

Bonus for users with paid registration :

• CopyToClipboard button provides quick access to a copy of the waveform
• No ad-line in the charts
• No run time limit

• Advanced Event & WWB Event Navigator (ID= 7010)
  Advanced Event adds audio capability to the commented event marks feature of Windaq acquisition software.
  
  Instead of typing in your text comment for events while recording data stream in Windaq, you may record your audio comment via the microphone of your PC!
  
  
  
  Features of Advanced Event
  
  • Support any microphone connected to your PC, as long as it is designated as default microphone input.
  • Record hours of audio comment, and play it back in sync to the waveform with WWB Event Navigator
  • Mark both the moment you start typing the text comment and the moment you push the insert button.
  • If long (hours) audio comment is recorded, and the synchronization between comment and audio comment is important, due to WWB's time stamping method, it is recommended to start recording first, then pause and resume the recording right before inserting the audio comment. 
  • Please do not embed period in file name, for example, "My.Test.Wdq", or WWB Event Navigator will not be able to open it.
  • Until Windaq enters record mode, you can't insert any verbal/text comment
  • Bonus for users with paid registration: No ad-line in text box

  
  Windaq Waveform Browser (WWB) Event Navigator is the advanced event managing center for WWB to synchronize the analog waveform recorded in Windaq and its audio/text comments. You can click on an event to jump to the specific location of a waveform when the event for inserted. If the event has audio comment created by Advanced Event , it will play back the audio comment. When WWB tracking option is checked, it follows the cursor movement of WWB and highlight/playback the comments when the cursor is on an event.
  
  
  
  Features of WWB Event Navigator:
  

  • Easy access to commented event markers: Unlike WWB's event markers' dialogue box, you don't need to close the dialogue box to move the cursor to the even marker.
  • Click on an audio comment, it will move the cursor on WWB as the audio comment is playedback
  • If EarlyMark is checked, instead of move WWB cursor to the time of the text comment is inserted, it will move the WWB cursor to the location when you start to type in the text comment
  • If Track WWB is checked, when you study the waveform in WWB, it will highlight the comment when the cursor is in the region of a comment. If the comment is audio-based, it will start to play back the comment based on the location of WWB cursor.

  Notes:

  • Only one Wdq file can be opened at a time
  • If a Wdq file is being acquired to by Windaq Acquisition software, it should be closed first before it can be opened by WWB Event Navigator
  • Non-standard HiRes  and packed Pro+ Windaq files are not supported at this moment 
  • If .wdq file extension is not associated with WwbEventNavigator, you can start this program from Windaq\AddOn\WwbEventNavigator short cut
  • Bonus for users with paid registration: No ad-line in event comment box
    

• AnalogOutput (ID=7005)
  Control outputs via the DACs of the device, including DI148/158/720/730/740, while WinDaq is running. VB6 source codes are included to demonstrate how to control DAC outputs while Windaq is running. If you wish to convert the program to Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition (VBX2008),  check this out     
  
  
  
  
• DigitalOutput (ID=7006)
  Control output via the digital output ports of the device (if available), including DI148/158/710/715/718BX/720/730/722/740, while Windaq is running. VB source codes are included to demonstratehow to control digital outputs while Windaq is running If you wish to convert the program to Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition (VBX2008),  check this out    
  
  

  Note: When using 7x0 USB, the Digital Outputs are on the expansion connector instead of the one with DOn labels
  

• Oscilloscope (ID=7008)
  Provides powerful analog oscilloscope like display with easy trigger management. VB6 source codes included . If you wish to convert the program to Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition (VBX2008),  check this out  
  
  
  
  

• Display up to 16 waveforms in any combination

• Waveforms can be move freely within the windows for easy comparison

• Trigger display on any enabled waveform

• Analog oscilloscope-like persistence control helps to study the trend of the waveforms (Refer to the above screen shot for visual effect)

• Easy control for trigger-slope, trigger-level and trigger-point 

• One click to copy the waveforms to clipboard

• Use mouse wheel to change the scaling 

• Bonus for users with paid registration :

  • CopyToClipboard button provides a copy of the waveform

  • No ad-line in the chart

• ExcelLink   (ID=7007) , unlike DATAQ's Windaq XL, ExcelLink stays outside of Excel while providing a live link between Windaq acquisition software and Microsoft Excel

  

• Single click sends data directly from Windaq to Excel spread sheet

• Time stamp optional

• Bonus for users with paid registration: No ad-line in data file

• OpenOfficeCalc Link (ID=7013), provides a live link between Windaq and OpenOffice.org's Calc . VB source codes are included to demonstrate  how to write a VB program to export data to OpenOffice.Calc directly   If you wish to convert the program to Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition (VBX2008),  check this out  
  
  
  
  

  • Single click sends data directly from Windaq to OpenOffice.org Calc spread sheet
    

  • Time stamp optional
    

• Meter and Alarm   (ID=7009) , provides enlarged font for meter-like display for any channel.

  

• Highlight/Select an active channel and start a Meter for it

• Channel setting, caption, location,color, size and limits are all retainable (see image above)

• Double clicking on the digits enables the setup menu (see image above)

• High/Low limit configuration

• Displays channel unit

• Bonus for users with paid registration :

  • Group Activation: Single click activate meters for ALL chanels. 
    Highlight/Select an inactive channel and start meters for ALL channels (see image above, 4= 0 meaning the fourth waveform is a non-existing channel). This is a time-saving feature for users with many active Windaq channels

• Note Taker(ID= 7011)
  A handy add-on to record the reading of all channels to a text/spreadsheet file with a single click.
  
  
  

  • If log file extension is .csv, the file can be opened by spreadsheet program, such as Excel, immediately

  • To get stable readings, increase the average length. For example, set maximum sample rate to 50000, with 8 channels, and sample rate for 8 s/s, the average length is close to 1000 points, giving you very quite readings.

  • Excel compatible time stamp format to calculate time difference between events

  • Bonus for users with paid registration: No ad-line in data file

• Remote Note Taker  (ID=7012)
  
  Like its cousin NoteTaker, this add-on records the reading of all channels to a text/spreadsheet file when the Event flag on the device is changed 
  
  

  • If log file extension is .csv, the file can be opened by spreadsheet program, such as Excel, immediately

  • Since all data points are examined during the operation, it may not keep up with high-speed operation

  • Time stamp is added to every row of data, with 1 second resolution.

  • The EVENT flag on the device has internal pull-up

  • Notes can be taken when EVENT flag rises, falls or changes.

  • Excel compatible time stamp format to calculate time difference between events

  • For 710 series, digital channels must be enabled at channel 17 by entering letter "I"  to use this add-on; For 718B, digital channels must be enabled at channel 9 by entering letter "I"  to use this add-on

  • Bonus for users with paid registration: No ad-line in data file

• MySQLLink (ID=7014) Beta
  This is based on DATAQ's WindaqMySQL example, and we turn it into a true Windaq add-on. VB source codes are included. Because this is not from us, we can not verify its functionality nor provide any warranty or support, please refer to its source codes if you have any concern.
  
  
  
  Since the connection to MySQL may not be very fast, do not use it high acquisition sample rate.
  
  To remove an add on, replace TEXTn= MenuItemName with TEXTn= REMOVED. DO NOT delete the block of keys in the tpdataq.ini file as this will cause subsequent add ons to be unavailable.
  

• Derivative (ID=7004)
  Generate 2-point derivative output on a specified channel.  VB6 source codes included to demonstrate how to access data stream being acquired by Windaq If you wish to convert the program to Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition (VBX2008),  check this out