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28-11-2006

Datastick® DAS-1294 PDA data collection for research

The Datastick® DAS-1294 data acquisition modules bring a high level of reliability, convenience, and versatility to handheld instrumentation for test and measurement in research applications.

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Datastick® DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 data acquisition Software

DataStick Connection Lite

DataStick Connection

DataStick Connection Plus

Datastick Reporting System

DataStick Connection Lite


Datastick Connection™ Lite is a basic version of Datastick Connection software. It is included with the DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 data acquisition modules at no extra charge. It runs on Palm™ handheld computers and communicates with Datastick® DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 data acquisition modules that attach to a Palm handhelds. Datastick Connection Lite monitors and records measurements in real time and stores them in a Palm OS™ database on the Palm handheld.

  • Moving on-screen strip-chart emulation display.
  • Takes full advantage of the Palm Tungsten T3’s “stretch display.”
  • The display for each channel is independently customizable.
  • Each input channel is individually configurable.
  • Built-in calibration calculator for fast setup.
  • Display in user-definable engineering units (degrees, PSI, etc).
  • User-definable sample rates.
  • Anything from 1 sample per hour to 20 samples per second.
  • Push-button triggered recording for one sample or a user-definable sample rate.
  • Software controls for DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 digital-switch input line.
  • Software controls for DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 digital-switch output lines.
  • Readings are recorded in a single user-configurable database.
  • Switchable time- and date-stamping.
  • Up to 100,000 data points capacity.
  • Overflow protection option.
  • One-button data export to Windows PCs.
  • Easy data conversion for viewing with other Palm and desktop applications.
  • Palm Memo Pad
  • Palm Memo Pad CSV
  • Palm DOC
  • Palm DOC CSV
  • Runs on Palm OS 4.0 or higher.

DataStick Connection


Datastick Connection™ 3.5 is a versatile, general-purpose software package for viewing and storing a wide variety of analog measurements. It runs on Palm™ handheld computers and communicates with Datastick® DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 data acquisition modules that attach to a Palm handhelds. Datastick Connection monitors and records measurements in real time and stores them in Palm OS™ databases on the Palm handheld. You can store as much data as the Palm handheld’s memory allows — up to 50 MB on a Palm Tungsten™ T3.

Datastick Connection 3.5 features the NEW Datastick Reporting System™ — a customizable Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for your desktop PC, and documentation for publishing data in industry-standard databases for desktop or enterprise use. Recorded data from Datastick Connection fills the spreadsheet with a single push of a button. It’s a fast, easy gateway to all of Microsoft Office for archiving, reporting, presentation, or publication — around the office or on the web.

Key Features

  • Four real-time, user-selectable viewing modes:
    • Numeric display
    • Moving bar chart
    • Virtual analog gauges
    • Moving on-screen strip-chart emulation
  • Each view takes full advantage of the Palm Tungsten T3’s “stretch display.”
  • The display for each channel is independently customizable.

    • Each input channel is individually configurable.

  • 7 built-in linearization conversions.
  • Linear
  • Exponential
  • Quadratic
  • Natural log
  • Inverse quadratic (first root)
  • Inverse quadratic (second root)
  • Steinhart-Hart
  • Polynomial (third order)
  • Built-in calibration calculator for fast setup.
  • Display in user-definable engineering units (degrees, PSI, etc).
  • Configurations can be saved and reloaded for future use.

  • User-definable sample rates: Anything from 1 sample per hour to 20 samples per second
  • User-definable recording duration: Record continuously, or for 10 minutes, 1 minute, 10 seconds, 1 second, or for the duration of your choice — at any sample rate up to 20 samples per second.
  • Push-button triggered recording for one sample or a user-definable sample rate
  • Software controls for DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 digital-switch input line.
  • Software controls for DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 digital-switch output lines.
  • Readings are recorded in user-configurable databases
    • Create as many databases as the Palm handheld’s memory allows — up to 50 MB on a Palm Tungsten T3 handheld.
    • Switchable time- and date-stamping.
    • Up to 100,000 data points per database.
    • Overflow protection option.
  • One-button data export to Windows PCs.
  • Includes the new Datastick Reporting System.

    • Customizable Excel spreadsheet included for Desktop PC.

  • Exported data loads into spreadsheet with one click.
  • Spreadsheet is an industry-standard data source for enterprise databases.
  • Includes documentation for instant enterprise data publication.

    • Easy data conversion for viewing with other Palm- and desktop applications.

  • Palm Memo Pad/li>
  • Palm Memo Pad CSV
  • Palm DOC
  • Palm DOC CSV

DataStick Connection Plus


Datastick Connection™ Plus 3.5 software adds extended features and capabilities to the already feature-rich Datastick Connection™ software. In addition to all of Datastick Connection’s features, Datastick Connection Plus adds:

  • A-to-D inputs assignable to any display channel you want.
  • See the same A-to-D with different linearity conversions.
  • See the same input in different display scales.
  • Up to 3 alarms per channel.
  • Alarm activates if level goes above or below a user-definable point.
  • Visual and audible alarm functions.
  • Complete logging of alarm activations.
  • Level sensitive automatic recording.
  • Recording automatically turns on and off when levels cross user-defined thresholds.
  • Thresholds individually selectable on each channel.
  • User-definable switch logic for the DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 digital outputs.
  • Monitor up to 4 events to independently switch each output line on or off.

Datastick Connection 3.5 features the NEW Datastick Reporting System™ — a customizable Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for your desktop PC, and documentation for publishing data in industry-standard databases for desktop or enterprise use. Recorded data from Datastick Connection fills the spreadsheet with a single push of a button. It’s a fast, easy gateway to all of Microsoft Office for archiving, reporting, presentation, or publication — around the office or on the web.

In addition, Datastick Connection Plus has all of the features of Datastick Connection:

  • Four real-time, user-selectable viewing modes:
    • Numeric display
    • Moving bar chart
    • Virtual analog gauges
    • Moving on-screen strip-chart emulation
  • Each view takes full advantage of the Palm Tungsten T3’s “stretch display.”
  • The display for each channel is independently customizable.

    • Each input channel is individually configurable.

  • 7 built-in linearization conversions.
  • Linear
  • Exponential
  • Quadratic
  • Natural log
  • Inverse quadratic (first root)
  • Inverse quadratic (second root)
  • Steinhart-Hart
  • Polynomial (third order)
  • Built-in calibration calculator for fast setup.
  • Display in user-definable engineering units (degrees, PSI, etc).
  • Configurations can be saved and reloaded for future use.

  • User-definable sample rates: Anything from 1 sample per hour to 20 samples per second
  • User-definable recording duration: Record continuously, or for 10 minutes, 1 minute, 10 seconds, 1 second, or for the duration of your choice — at any sample rate up to 20 samples per second.
  • Push-button triggered recording for one sample or a user-definable sample rate
  • Software controls for DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 digital-switch input line.
  • Software controls for DAS-1254 and DAS-1294 digital-switch output lines.
  • Readings are recorded in user-configurable databases
    • Create as many databases as the Palm handheld’s memory allows — up to 50 MB on a Palm Tungsten T3 handheld.
    • Switchable time- and date-stamping.
    • Up to 100,000 data points per database.
    • Overflow protection option.
  • One-button data export to Windows PCs.
  • Includes the new Datastick Reporting System.

    • Customizable Excel spreadsheet included for Desktop PC.

  • Exported data loads into spreadsheet with one click.
  • Spreadsheet is an industry-standard data source for enterprise databases.
  • Includes documentation for instant enterprise data publication.

    • Easy data conversion for viewing with other Palm- and desktop applications.

  • Palm Memo Pad/li>
  • Palm Memo Pad CSV
  • Palm DOC
  • Palm DOC CSV

DataStick Reporting

The Datastick Reporting System solves the problem of getting data out of a hand-held data acquisition device and into your PC, once and for all.

It is an easy, intuitive way to get measurement data out of your Palm handheld and onto your desktop — and beyond — in a hurry. The center of the system is a custom Microsoft Excel workbook that automatically locates Datastick measurement data on your PC and pulls it into a single spreadsheet.

The Datastick Reporting System is a platform for managing and publishing Datastick measurement data. Because it is based on an Excel workbook, it's completely open and all of Microsoft’s Office and enterprise tools are available to take your data anywhere — down the hall or around the world. You can incorporate it in database systems, publish the data on the web, and dynamically merge the data with other data to create a Big Picture.

The Datastick Report System is easy to use:

1. Measure something. Incoming data on your Palm handheld is stored by Datastick Connection software in a proprietary format on your Palm handheld.

2. Push a button. When you have finished data acquisition, you simply place your Palm handheld into its HotSync cradle attached to your PC and push the HotSync button.

A special Datastick-developed software conduit translates the proprietary data into a file that Excel can read, copies it to your PC, launches Microsoft Excel on your PC and loads the data into the Datastick Reporting System workbook.

If you have created multiple Datastick Connection measurement databases on your Palm handheld, each database loads into its own spreadsheet in the workbook.

3. Customize your report. Once the measurement data is in the workbook, you can view it directly and you can manipulate it in virtually any way you choose, using standard built-in Excel functions as well as your own custom macros. And of course you can bring the data into Word, PowerPoint, and Access, and industry-standard database systems.