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In article  victoro@crash.cts.com (Victor O'Rear) writes:
|> I realise that I'm dealing with the most educated
|> scientific researchers, and you probably
|> write your own data acquisition software in APL,
|> but maybe you seen others work with the new
|> Graphic User Interfaced programs like LabTech
|> Notebook or National's LabView or LabWindows.
|> 
|> How useful are these programs and what problems
|> have you seen before I but something or
|> suggest something to others..
|> 
|> Thanks in advance.  Please respond to the net
|> so I can get some cross-discussion.

I have used ViewDAC from Keithly ASYST.  It is very
useful but very expensive.  It is their high-end
package.  If you have alot of money, your time
is expensive, you have to write multiple applications,
and having a pretty end product is important 
then buying any of the top products
from any of the manufacturers is probably money
well spent.

On the other hand, if any of the above 4 criteria
don't apply then you have to start making some
rather difficult decisions based upon your own
priorities and applications.  I have done many of the
intermediate things from programming the acquisition
software in C and BASIC, to using less expensive less
powerful DAC software.

I think that any of these solutions would still be
the "optimum" solution given the appropriate selection
criteria.  It is for this reason that you really need
to ask an unbiased expert(s) for a recommendation
based on your specific application, if you want to
even come close to this "optimum".  

Of course if ~$5000 is pocket change to you, just
go out and buy the top of the line product from the
manufacturer you are most comfortable with, and you
will probably be happier than you would be 
writing your own code. :)

Kevin Knappmiller
Solar Lab
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO  80523
(303)491-8215
kk881595@longs.lance.colostate.edu