Campbell Scientific RTDAQ Software - Manual (Page 19)

Section 1. Introduction
RTDAQ (Real-time Data Acquisition) is a software application targeted to
industrial and other high-speed data collection implementations which use
Campbell Scientific’s dataloggers. RTDAQ replaces PC9000 as the
company’s flagship product offering in the industrial marketplace. This
software supports configuration, programming, communications, and data
collection for the majority of dataloggers using the CRBasic datalogger
programming language. Support is included for the CR800, CR850, CR1000,
CR3000, CR5000, and CR9000X. RTDAQ runs on the Windows XP,
Windows Vista, and Windows 7 platforms.
RTDAQ contains numerous improvements over the previous PC9000 product
line. It features a new user-interface, including a look and feel similar to other
Campbell Scientific datalogger software such as LoggerNet and PC400. Its
underlying architecture uses the same communications server used by
LoggerNet (the “LoggerNet Server”). This technology enables connection to
PakBus dataloggers (including the CR1000 and CR3000) as well as tight
integration with other Campbell Scientific products and utilities such as RTMC
and PakBus Graph.
Datalogger communications technologies supported include “direct connect”
(or RS-232 via local serial cable, short haul modems, or other “transparent”
links), telephone, TAPI, TCP/IP, VHF/UHF radios, RF400-series spread
spectrum radios, and multidrop interfaces (MD9 and MD485).
RTDAQ represents a significant milestone in bringing ease of use, improved
datalogger support, and configurable data monitoring to Campbell Scientific’s
industrial customer base. Customized data monitoring is accomplished via
graphical real-time windows and specialized engineering displays. RTDAQ is
an ideal solution for users desiring high-speed data collection over a single
telecommunications medium, but who do not rely on scheduled data collection.
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