WinWedge also transmits prompts or commands out the serial
port to control or query your instruments directly from within other Windows
applications or directly from WinWedge. Think of WinWedge as a fully
customizable serial I/O device driver. Winwedge is available in Standard and
Professional versions, details of which can be seen in the chart below:
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TCP-Wedge FREE.
Adds TCP/IP Support: Collect data from IP port addresses on any TCP/IP
network - ethernet/Internet. |
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TCP-Com
FREE. TCP-Com allows any of the existing serial (RS232) ports on your PC
to interface directly to a TCP/IP network. |
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File-Wedge FREE. FileWedge parses, filters and formats file data
from any disk file before inputting it into other applications either
as keystrokes or by DDE. Log data to disk using WinWedge Pro or
ComFile then use FileWedge to feed the data into an application later. |
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Number of COM ports supported simultaneously. |
100 |
16 |
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Data Transfer as Keystroke
messages to any other application program. |
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Compatible with Windows 98,
2000, ME, XP, NT and Vista.
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Data Transfer by DDE to
any Windows application. Includes an advanced set of DDE commands that allow
other Windows applications to take complete control of all Wedge functions,
including serial output functions. The DDE command set allows you to create
extremely powerful device control interfaces from within any other program
that supports DDE, e.g. Excel, Access, etc. |
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Basic Data Parsing
Capabilities allow you to split incoming data into fields. Input only
data you need and ignore the rest. |
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Advanced data parsing,
filtering and formatting of any type or structure of data - even very
sophisticated data. |
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A Powerful Serial Data
Analyzer feature allows you to preview serial data and debug all serial
communications problems. |
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Data Filtering Capabilities
let you selectively filter out non-numeric characters from any field in
your input data or ignore specific fields altogether. The Pro versions have
additional filtering options. |
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Pre-Transfer Translation
Tables. Translate incoming ASCII characters to other characters to
specific PC keystrokes. |
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Basic Keystroke Macro
Insertion. Add an additional keystroke such as Enter or Tab at the end
of your serial data. |
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Advanced Keystroke Macro
Insertion. Add additional keystrokes or keystroke macros before,
after, or within your serial input data. Keystroke macros allow you to
control where and how serial data appears in the target application program
in Keystroke Mode. |
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Automatic Date and Time
Stamping. Place date and time stamps directly in your serial input data. |
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Up To 20 Button Controlled
Output Strings. Program buttons to either send data strings out the
serial port or lower the PC's DTR line whenever the button is clicked. Use
the Output Buttons to send prompt strings, or other control data, to your
serial devices. |
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Automatic Data
Acknowledgment feature sends a string back to the serial device after
each data record has been received. |
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Timed Automatic Prompting.
Have the Wedge automatically transmit prompt strings or commands at
regular timed intervals. |
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Fully Selectable
Communications Parameters. 110-19,200 baud; 5,6,7 or 8 data bits; 1 or 2
stop bits; EVEN, ODD, MARK, SPACE or NO parity. Hardware and Software Flow
Control. |
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Selectable input and
output buffer sizes from 128 bytes to 32K. |
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Support for new high
speed 16550 UARTs and all available IRQs. |
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Support for up to 56,000
baud communications. (All versions support at least 19,200 baud.) |
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A Pre-Input translation
table lets you translate or remove specific incoming characters before
being received or processed by the Wedge. This greatly enhances the parsing
and filtering capabilities. |
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Support for, and translation
of, Binary, Hex or Octal data. (All versions support ASCII data).
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Powerful Math and String
Functions. Apply standard and many advanced math functions to incoming
serial data. |
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Optional "Hot Key" control
of all WinWedge functions. Define up to 50 Hot Keys to transmit prompts at
the press of a key. |
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Virtual Instrument Mode
to simulate data from any device. |
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An expanded set of DDE
commands giving you more precise control over all serial I/O functions
directly from within your other Windows application programs. |
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A Disk File Logging Mode
allows data to be collected to a file in the background while another
program is in the foreground. |
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Powerful Data Formatting
Functions enable you to format incoming serial data before passing it on
to another program. Custom tailor your data so that it will be in the exact
format required by the receiving application. |
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Place a "Serial Output
Buffer" directly in any application that supports DDE. For example turn
a cell in a spreadsheet into a serial output buffer so anything you type in
that cell would be sent out through the serial port to your device. |
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Long files names, true
pre-emptive multitasking and other 32 bit features plus over 30% faster
than 16 bit versions. |
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Minimizes to the
system tray. |
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Resizeable analyze
window. |
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Add a delay between
keystrokes sent from WinWedge to other programs. |
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Send keystrokes to DOS
programs |
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The diagram below depicts the cables and adapter needed to output force and
travel data from a
Mark-10 system to a PC. Ordering information for these accessories can be
seen
here.