New Datastick Device Brings Data Acquisition Capability to 3Com's Palm Computing Platform for the First Time Ever.CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1998-- Addition of Sensor Units to Datastick Data Acquisition Peripheral Allows Palm III The Palm III was the first PDA in the Palm III lineup and is also Palm Computing's first handheld to support infrared file transfer and a Flash ROM capable operating system. The first Palm IIIs went on sale in 1998. and Upgraded PalmPilot Professional Overview The PalmPilot Professional(Pilot Pro) was released March 1, 1997. It was a more up to date version of the original, a compact design, a back-lit display and the ability to quickly connect to a PC or Mac. Edition to Act as Hand-held Data Loggers data logger - data logging , Can Measure, Record and Display Variations in Real Time for Data such as 3-D Magnetism, 3-D Acceleration, Temperature, Pressure New Datastick(c) technology that, for the first time ever, gives 3Com's Palm Computing Platform See platform. Personal Digital Assistant (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) the capability of acting as a hand-held data acquisition system was previewed today at the PDA Expo in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden by Datastick Systems. The Datastick Data Acquisition System consists of a hardware unit and software. It allows the measurement, recording and display of such data as 3D magnetism, 3D acceleration, temperature, pressure and many other analog sensor applications and is currently compatible with the Palm III PDA as well as the PalmPilot Professional Edition with upgrade card. The hardware snaps onto the modem connector on the PDA to provide a multi-channel port for field measurement and logging concurrently, in real time, from up to 6 analog sensing units. The Datastick Connection software loads onto the PDA to make the device ideal for a wide range of applications including environmental, industrial, safety, educational, laboratory, and research and development. The software provides a feature found for the first time on any PDA instrument: it allows users to compensate for a sensor package's non-linear sensor response curve by custom-editing the sensor-response conversion functions and thus viewing real-world, linear readings. "Many data acquisition applications in the field can be done using the Palm Computing Platform with the Datastick device instead of costly software on laptops or proprietary data-logging instruments. This will bring a new level of portability and ease of use to the instrumentation market," said Steve Sabram, president of Datastick Systems. "And the unit is ideal for home, hobby and student use as well." The hardware provides six channels for analog input Refers to hardware interfaces that accept non-digital signals. For decades, all the plugs and sockets on traditional audio and video equipment connected analog lines (see illustration below). , as well as a ground line and an external trigger line that allows the addition of a device to start and stop the recording process. The software provides three viewing modes: numeric numeric see numerical. numeric cluster see ten-key pad. display; real-time histograph with custom-formattable patterns; and real-time graph with custom-formattable lines and symbols. A quick-display legend that explains the graph in detail can be selectively removed from the display to maximize the viewing area of the graphic. The software permits user-adjustable sampling between 250 milliseconds and 12 hours. Readings are recorded in the database, which can be exported to a personal computer for later analysis in spreadsheets and statistical packages. Demonstrations of the Datastick data acquisition system will continue through the remainder of the week at the PDA Expo, Booth 314. Datastick Systems is a division of Sabram Design, Inc., located at 1608 W. Campbell Ave., Suite 291, Campbell, California Campbell (IPA: /ˈkæmbəl/) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, part of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. [2] As of 2007 population estimates, Campbell's population is 39,200. 95008, in Silicon Valley. For more information, call Datastick Systems at 408/341-0877, fax 408/341-0889, or visit the web site at www.datastick.com. -------------- Datastick is a registered trademark and Datastick Systems and Datastick Connection are trademarks of Sabram Design, Inc. Palm Computing computing - computer is a registered trademark and Palm III and PalmPilot are trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. |
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