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Drag and drop tool for building test applications

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Mar 13, 2007

A graphical environment allows complex test and measurement applications to be developed using drag-and-drop tools that do not require a knowledge of programming to use.

Measure Foundry 5.0 from Data Translation is a powerful application builder for test and measurement systems.

Users can now easily and quickly combine various test and measurement instruments to create bigger and more powerful applications without writing code.

The latest version offers open and complete support of all system standards including VISA and SCPI.

Existing standard interfaces such as GPIB, USB, PCI, LXI, PXI/VXI, and RS-232 are also supported.

According to Fred Molinari, President, founder, and CEO of Data Translation, "Measure Foundry opens up to the user the vast world of instruments through complete accessibility and support of all standard instruments and existing Data Translation USB and PCI interfaces".

"This major new release of Measure Foundry provides the user with the power and flexibility of a programming language in an easy-to-use drag and drop graphical environment".

Measure Foundry 5.0 fulfils the promise of being able to build complex test and measurement applications without writing any code and opens up the user to the world of instruments through graphical means.

Other new features available in Measure Foundry 5.0 include:a VISA Script Component to send SCPI commands to any instrument on your system; a Process Component that allows the creation of automated test sequences; built-in text-based language allows programming ability for all mathematical and other requirements; "One-Click" distribution to create Windows executables without programming; enhanced inspector tool to view your entire application at a glance; and key software components such as real-time crash safe Disk Recorder, real-time Scope, real-time Chart Recorder, real-time Spectrum Analyser.

Measure Foundry 5.0 is currently available in two versions.

Measure Foundry Base is a full-featured, powerful application builder that is the standard Measure Foundry.

Existing industry interfaces are supported through SCPI commands via the VISA transport layer.

Academic versions are available.

Measure Foundry Professional has all the power and flexibility of the Base version with the addition of a built-in installer for easy, royalty-free, one-click distribution of executables.