Advantech GeniDAQ 4.1 Release Notes

Advantech GeniDAQ takes maximum advantage of Windows' multi-tasking capabilities to enhance your system performance. It speeds up the task scanning by separating time-consuming display drawing from I/O scanning and raising the scan priority of task, no matter how complex your display is. In addition, it provides parallel scan for each task. It results in more efficient task scan for independent I/O, such as COM port devices with long response time. Moreover, because of independent task scanning, it will not affect the system safety if one task is failed. You can also prioritize your tasks to meet time-critical operation and optimize your system performance. Finally, as multitasking design, it will not block off the task scanning or display update at operating your user interface, such as holding on the window. All of these provide you the industrial secure and real-time environment for your applications.

In your plant or system, there may already exist some devices, instead of Advantech I/O. Advantech GeniDAQ leverages the industry OPC standard to provide the plug-and-play connectivity with your devices, such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Most of major PLC vendors provide the OPC servers for their hardware. GeniDAQ seamlessly integrates OPC client function in I/O blocks. It allows you to browse the pre-defined tags in OPC server, and you only need to click on the item that you want to access.

Advantech GeniDAQ's networking capability allows a computer in the control room to display data being collected by computers on the factory floor, or vice versa. This means that data and field process can be viewed or monitored in real time from anywhere on your network. GeniDAQ implements a network system that supports peer-to-peer communication using TCP/IP protocol. It allows networking status to log and view for networking monitoring and maintenance. Besides, it also provides browsing function to configure remote tags for network input block.

Advantech GeniDAQ allows you to build your front panel interface for different size HMI (Human Machine Interface) platforms from size of 5.7" to 15" inch. You can develop your application on Windows NT or Windows98/95, then run it on these operating systems or Windows CE. With GeniDAQ, you don't have to buy and learn different application software package for different models. It significantly reduces your development effort and cost.

Advantech GeniDAQ is based the 32-bit DLL driver to support Advantech data acquisition and control hardware. Now GeniDAQ supports Advantech PCI-bus data acquisition and control cards. You can also use our OPC servers to link ADAM-5000/CAN I/O modules and ADAM-5511 controller.

Advantech GeniDAQ now can support up to 99 historical trending display objects. Historical trending display object also allows you to go to a specific time and search for a specific value. Other enhancement includes the automatic scrolling at starting running, button tooltip for easy operation, and more intuitive historical data conversion.

Advantech GeniDAQ now supports String, Long, and Floating point data type for virtual tag. It is more flexible to use the virtual tag to keep your data. It allows you to create customized tags and store them in data center, then share them with different tasks.

In the past, GeniDAQ provides save and restore function for control objects, including knob, numeric control, slider, button and conditional button. Now this function also supports analog output and digital output block. It allows you to save the output values at system stopping. And restore the values to initialize the hardware at next system running.

Advantech GeniDAQ now provides security protection for your strategy file. You can distribute your application with safety.

Advantech GeniDAQ provides a lot of user interface enhancement, including scrollable display windows for large display, dockable toolbox to customize your working style, new menu bar icons to configure more quickly, and icon tooltip for easy operation. The user interface enhancement increases your productivity.

Advantech GeniDAQ now allows you to port the device configuration from one machine to another machine. It saves your time to reconfigure the devices on another machine. First you export the device configuration from Registry to a *.reg file on one machine. Then import the device configuration from the *.reg file to Registry on another machine.

Advantech GeniDAQ now utilizes project concept to design your strategies. It allows you to manage and maintain your project more easily. GeniDAQ creates a new directory when you create a new strategy. All files including strategy file, historical data files, exported device configuration file (*.reg), and log files exist in the directory.