procella provides a direct
link to more than 150 digital, serial and multiplexer based
systems for data recording. When used for manual data entry, procella
can be configured for multiple levels of operator
interaction, completely controlling what is measured, how it's
measured, when it's measured, where the measurement comes from,
and what events, causes or corrective actions were noted during
the measurement process.
Direct on-line visualisation of
the measured results, including historical data, part graphics
and alarm conditions result in the operator having an immediate
understanding of what is going on within the process. This also
provides operators with the power to be proactive participants
in the process of reducing variation.
To simplify data entry, the Q-DAS
Shopfloor Keyboard provides users with an easy to use entry pad.
The ruggedised data entry pad consists of a standard numeric
entry pad, 18 programmable function keys for direct data entry,
plus an integrated mouse pad. The programmable keys can be
configured to include entry of complete data strings e.g.
passwords, Yes/No functionalities, navigation keys, etc. The
keyboard takes the place of a standard PC keyboard and mouse,
thereby removing the "PC-phobia" often encountered on shopfloor
applications.
The standardised Q-DAS data format
enables data transfer between a variety of measuring systems. A
large number of measurement, test and assembly systems are
already certified to support the Q-DAS ASCII Data Standard, and
this is now becoming a demand of many major global manufacturing
companies. Deployment of the standard bridges the gap between
measuring systems, enabling all types of gauge system to
communicate on the same data process network.
