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Required hardware |
Any AD card |
Required software |
SE or higher + NET option, EE |
Setup sample rate |
Depends on math module used |
The DEWESoft NET application module allows one or more Dewetron measurement units (named MU’s) to be under the control of other computers, named CLIENTS. The MU(s) and CLIENT(S) must be connected via TCP/IP. The best choice is a high-speed and direct Ethernet network topology, although wireless Ethernet can also work well. Mixed hard wired and wireless systems are feasible.
Working with DEWESoft-NET is comprised by three basic steps:
NET Setup |
Network configurations, appropriate hardware and DEWESoft-NET setup: |
Creating a display, measuring and acquiring data and storing this data on a network |
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Analyze acquired and stored data on network, export measured data |
Principle of DEWESoft NET application module
It is important to note which channels can be viewed on the CLIENT(s), and the actual data which is stored on the MU’s. This is critical to safeguard against data loss which might occur by the network going down or transmission being interrupted. Even if this happens, the data is safely stored on the MU(s). When the network connection is reestablished, it is possible to reconnect automatically.
It is often not possible to transfer all possible channels in real time to the client for storage, even using a gigabit Ethernet interface.
Imagine even one DEWE system with 32 channels, being sampled at 200 kB/s each at 24-bit mode. This is already 25.6 MB/sec, which is more than 200 Mb per second (where each Byte = 8 bits). It does not take long for the network to be completely overloaded with data and be overwhelmed with packet loss.
Immediately after the acquisition is stopped, a button appears on the controlling client allowing the data file(s) to be uploaded immediately from the MU’s for viewing on the client computer.
