Data Acquisition and Real-time Control Systems

Until now, high-speed data acquisition and real-time controls have been completely different worlds. DAQ systems were not natively real-time devices, and PLCs lacked high-end signal conditioning and dynamic recording capabilities. Dewesoft has changed all of that by building powerful DAQ instruments with one or even dual-redundant EtherCAT interfaces. These systems can store hundreds of analog and digital channels at full speed while allowing data to be sent out in parallel to any third-party EtherCAT master controller. The worlds of high-speed DAQ and real-time control have come together at last.

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