Taking PC Based Automation to the Extreme!
If you’ve been getting the Dajac newsletter, you know that we have teamed up with Dallas Design and Technology (DDT) to prove that PC based automation makes sense, even in the toughest conditions. Read Dajac Goes for a Ride – Baja Style for complete details.
Today marks the beginning of the race!
Automate with Office
If a software development platform can call a DLL, it can be used to control the Expert I/O 1000. Microsoft Office with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is no exception.
For most people, Office would be the last tool they would consider for PC based automation, but in some cases it might be the best. For example, you could easily log data to an Excel spreadsheet or Access database as you collect it and once it’s in these applications, it’s simple to manipulate, plot and report the data.
Taking PC Based Automation to the Extreme!
Being headquartered near Indianapolis, it’s only fitting that Dajac be involved with racing. However, this will be a much different experience than the well controlled conditions at the Indianapolis Speedway. This year, Dajac’s Expert I/O 1000 will be put to the test in the rough and dirty Baja 1000 on the Baja peninsula November 17th through the 21st.
The Ultimate Smart Grid
When I think of smart grids, one of the first things to pop into my mind is Keanu Reeves dodging bullets in The Matrix. That was the ultimate smart grid! We’re not even close to that, but with the internet, we are becoming more and more connected. Everyday, there are new initiatives to connect us to others and to connect machines to other machines.
PC Based Process Control
I was cleaning up over the holidays and came across a couple articles that I had saved from earlier in 2009. I’m sure you’ll find them interesting. Both articles describe how people are taking PC based automation to the next level to reduce cost and integration time.
Pressure Cooker
One of the vivid memories from my childhood is working in the garden picking vegetables. We lived on a farm and it was common to have a big garden. My mother would can all types of food, such as tomatoes, pickles and green beans. Part of this canning process involved boiling the jars of food in a pressure cooker. The release valve, with its hot hissing steam escaping, always intrigued me.
Canning food in the kitchen is a relatively simple process and easily controlled by the cook, but there are many other applications where it makes sense to automate the process. Read the rest of this entry »
Mac vs PC
PC based automation doesn’t need to be difficult. Some application user interfaces are terribly complicated and take forever to learn. Often, even the simple interfaces prove difficult because they make some features impossible to use so that other features are simple.
I see this all the time in products. The Mac vs PC battle (which is really Apple vs Microsoft) is a perfect example. Read the rest of this entry »
We made the trip to Chicago (Rosemont) last week to visit the Design & Manufacturing Midwest show. I did my due diligence the night before and printed directions and maps which looked fairly straight forward. Up I-65 to I-94 to I-294 and exit on River Rd. right at the convention center.
Unfortunately, I was distracted with the frequent toll stops and road construction. When I started seeing signs for Milwaukee, I began to worry. Read the rest of this entry »
2009 Golden Mousetrap Finalist
Earlier this year, we entered the Expert I/O 1000 in the 2009 Design News Golden Mousetrap contest. Today, we are proud to announce that it was selected as a finalist in the Test & Measurement category. It’s a great honor to be standing shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Agilent, National Instruments and ABB who also attained top positions in the same category.
For more than two decades, the Design News Awards Program has recognized engineering innovation and creativity in product design. This year, Golden Mousetrap awards were given in four major categories: Electronics, Motion Control/Automation, Hardware/Software, Materials/Fastening/Joining/Assembly, and 20 subcategories. Design News gathered a record number of entries, distributing them to their beat editors for judging. Based on the editors’ expertise in each technology area, 71 finalists and 23 winners were selected. Read the rest of this entry »
Design World August 2009
Dajac recently published a press release describing the Expert I/O 1000. As has been the case time and again, we received a very positive response. It was published on no less than 13 technical magazine web sites (listed below) and this month, it was included in print for the first time. The August 2009 edition of Design World magazine gave it more than a fourth of a page!
To celebrate this milestone, we are offering special pricing for a limited time. Mention Design World magazine during your Expert I/O 1000 purchase and receive a 25% discount. You’ll have to act quick. This offer only lasts through September 8th, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
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