Ecotech WinAQMS mini data acquisition system

The WinAQMS mini data acquisition system (DAS) has been specifically designed for use in ambient air, meteorological and emission monitoring applications.

The DAS uses the same software but is installed on a miniature industrial computer with dimensions marginally larger than that of an iPhone.

It has many advantages over other data acquisition systems and data loggers such as: it requires less than 7 W of power; it is a compact Windows-based system; it has a 64 Gb solid-state hard disk, capable of storing up to 10 years’ worth of data; it has the ability to connect digitally to a wide variety of ‘smart analysers’; it is suitable for use in weather stations or air quality monitoring systems where space is limited; and it is designed and tested to cope with wide temperature ranges. It offers a solution for applications where air conditioning is not available.

The device interfaces to a range of analysers which includes those manufactured by Ecotech, Met One, Synspec, Dani, Baseline, Thermo, API, Environnment SA etc.

The use of RS232 and USB links allows the device to collect data directly from these instruments in digital format thus eliminating digital to analog conversion errors. An optional 16-bit termination panel provides a high level of accuracy when interfacing with non-digital sensors.

A variety of communication methods can be used including modem, ethernet and satellite networks. Data can be retrieved remotely or copied to the logger’s mini SD card and the device provides supervisory and interactive control from anywhere in the world, enabling calibrations to be performed, system set-up and diagnostic parameters to be viewed/ changed and data to be retrieved at user-selectable intervals.

Another module, the WinAQMS’s Data Pusher, is able to automatically upload data to an FTP server or other applications without data needing to be downloaded first.