Ecotech WinAQMSmini data acquisition system

The WinAQMSmini data acquisition system is a data gathering and control system designed for use in ambient air, meteorological and emission monitoring applications. The system uses exactly the same software as previous WinAQMS versions, but is installed on a miniature industrial computer with dimensions marginally larger than that of a mobile phone.

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

WinAQMS interfaces to a range of analysers. The use of RS232 and USB links allows it to collect data directly from these instruments in digital format, eliminating digital-to-analog conversion errors. An optional 16-bit termination panel (TPIM) 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.

The system 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.