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Datalogging Using Open Source?
trd79 asks: "I am responsible for setting up a system to monitor various parameters on a factory production line (mainly chemical flow rates and temperatures).
I am currently using a datalogger from dataTaker and using their software (on a WinXP box) to graph the data in real time and download the data from the logger at the end of a shift. I would like to make the system more robust and reduce the need for user intervention. Does anyone know of open source data acquisition systems which are able to interface to popular datalogger brands? The ability to produce real time plots of the data during logging would be an advantage. Buying a new logger would not be a problem."
"I don't really want to have to rely on the current XP system, as I don't believe it will survive being left on its own on the factory floor for long. Automation is key, as the line operators often forget to start/stop/download the logger. I would be interested to know if anyone have set up similar systems and if so, how well it worked."
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<i>"I don't know how to setup windows XP so it runs reliably"
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If you have no experience in setting up windows XP so it runs reliably
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Sorry, but you lose. The poster said:
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<i>I don't really want to have to rely on the current XP system, as I don't believe it will survive being left on its own on the factory floor for long.</i>
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In no way does this imply that he/she doesn't know how to set up the system to run reliably. It is within the realm of possibility that your assumption is correct, but the real reason could be because ninja monkeys loot their buildings every third tuesday, and November is "loot Windows XP boxes month".