WinSAS™ Windows®-based collecting software

Benefits:

	Increased production. Sensor readings are automatically saved (unattended operation even during off hours)
	Ease of use: having digital readouts at the work station makes it easy for the user to set up samples and visually monitor test progress.
	Flexibility to use the readouts without the PC if desired
	Easy to retrofit on older load frames.

WinSAS™ is a Windows®-based serial acquisition software used in conjunction with E-405 Smart Digital Indicators which have been modified for two-way and serial port communication. The software is pre-configured for common laboratory tests such as shear strength, consolidation and penetration. However, the user can use the software to collect data from a wide range of tests limited only by the communication speed of the E-405 Smart Digital Indicators.

WinSAS™ gives the user the convenience of having digital indicators at the test stand with the ability of transferring the test data to a standard ASCII text file. Multiple E-405 Smart Digital Indicators may be linked together via a standard phone (RJ-45) cable to a multiple plug connector. An RS-485/RS-232 converter is connected to the user’s computer via a standard RS-232 connection. An internal card in the user’s computer is not required.

WinSAS™ software permits the user to create a “test machine” by grouping sensors from a user defined library to perform a specific task, such as a CBR test. The sensor library contains the sensor type, maximum range, calibration, date, serial number. WinSAS™ software includes a library of common soil tests from which the user selects the type of test to be performed. The user has the ability to change these suggested intervals on the fly. The user can create custom logging profiles with up to five time intervals and each interval containing up to 9999 data points.

Output of each channel assigned to the “test machine” is displaced with the elapsed time and reading. Also, any channel can be graphically displayed with the sensor value plotted on the ordinate and the elapsed time on the abscissa or user-defined graphs such as load versus deformation.

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S-40521	WinSAS™ Collecting Software

NOTE: WinSAS™ is not compatible with our E-415 or E-416 Digital indicator, or our DOS-based SAS software.

System Requirements:

1. Operating Systems: Windows® 98, 2000, NT or XP. Note: Software is not compatible with Windows® 95, ME, or XP-Home.
2. 500 MHz processor (Faster processor recommended)
3. 64 MB RAM (128+ MB recommended)
4. Approximately 12 MB free disk space
5. CD drive to load program
6. VGA display

Hardware requirements

If you already have an E-Series Digital Readout other than an E-40520, see the hardware requirements.

Download WinSAS

If you purchased WinSAS and already have a software key ("dongle") for WinSAS, you can download the program as a Zip file.

Alternative items:

> If your interested in WinSAS, you may also be interested in the EZ-DAQ 8-channel Data Acquisition readout as an easy-to-use alternative.

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