Microlink Measurement and Control Systems

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August 2012

Microlink 851-pH - pH Measurement
pH measurement over Ethernet and Internet, plus digital I/O, counting and other analogue measurements like temperature, pressure, flow and level.

July 2012

Microlink 851 - Ethernet Data Acquisition
New Microlink 851 acts as a stand-alone data logger or connects over TCP/IP networks for real-time data acquisition and control.

April 2012

Download Free Software and Leaflets
More data acquisition leaflets and software are now available from our download page.

January 2012

Data acquisition over TCP/IP
Understanding TCP/IP terms for data acquisition over Ethernet, Internet, etc.

November 2011

Biodata Release Versatile Data Logger
New data logger ideal for utility meter monitoring; Monitoring machines to record percentage on/off times; Counting items produced; Monitoring digital sensors like flow meters; Counting switch closures and Monitoring analogue transducers including pressure, temperature, force, voltage and current.
Biodata in the News
Read what the press have to say about our new data acquisition products and systems.

October 2011

Determining Wheat Yields of the Future
Continually measuring temperature and humidity in experimental greenhouses.

September 2011

Application Stories
More links to research using Microlink data acquisition systems.

October 2008

Debugging noisy measurement systems, particularly pH.
How to trouble-shoot fluctuating pH measurements. The general principles also apply to other types of computerised measurements.

January 2008

Excel and Web Pages
How to get live data from a web page into Excel.
Microlink Application Stories
Examples of how Microlinks are used in research.

June 2007

IML Tools Manual
The IML Tools extend the capabilities of your spreadsheet, database or programming language. Amongst other things they let you quickly configure the hardware, take a reading from an input channel and write a value to an output channel. The latest manual includes more information on using the Tools in JavaScript on a web page.

October 2006

Application Story
Data Acquisition System Aids Climate Change Research

August 2006

Technical Support
More Microlink Manuals are available for download in pdf format.

June 2006

Biodata in the News
What the press says about Biodata's products.

May 2006

Technical Articles
How to measure pH with a computer
Products
pH Measurement over USB.

November 2005

New Product
Biodata are pleased to launch their new footfall counting system. The new Video Turnstile system can monitor many more entrances and is now completely configurable using software.

July 2005

Biodata in the News
What the press says about Biodata's products.

May 2005

Biodata in the News
What the press says about Biodata's products.
Applications
Microlinks are often used in research and here you can go directly to the resulting papers and articles.
Video Turnstile Dwell Meter
How long do people spend in one place? Detect the number of people visiting an area and the length of time they spend there. For retail outlets, banks, galleries, exhibitions, sporting venues, etc.

March 2005

Biodata in the News
What the press says about Biodata's products.
Analogue-to-Digital Converter Manual
The Microlink 304x Manual is now available for free download in pdf format.
Analogue Outputs Manual
The Microlink 304x Manual is now available for free download in pdf format.
High Speed Data Aquisition Manual
The Microlink 307x Manual is now available for free download in pdf format.

February 2005

Biodata in the News
What the press says about Biodata's products.
Timing and Counting Manual
The Microlink 302x Manual is now available for free download in pdf format.

January 2005

Digital Inputs and Outputs Manual
The Microlink 301x Manual is now available for free download in pdf format.

December 2004

Video Turnstile Leaflet
New leaflet detailing the software options for analysing data collected by the Video Turnstile people counting system.
Application Stories
Microlinks are often used in research and we've added links to the resulting papers and articles which have been recently published.

November 2004

Video Turnstile Manual
New version of the Video Turnstile people counting manual is now available.

June 2004

Live Measurement and Control News
Get live news of data acquisition developments in your web site or RSS news feed reader.
Systems Integrators
Big Ben Instrumenten has changed its name to Eurias. The telephone number and e-mail address have also changed.

May 2004

Video Turnstile Leaflet
New leaflet explaining how to count the number of people entering and leaving shops, banks, bars and other buildings.

April 2004

Windmill 6 Software
New version of the Windmill data acquisition software suite.

March 2004

Application Story
Monitoring the temperature of liquid nitrogen freezers in a hospital.

October 2003

Biodata in the News
What the press says about Microlink measurement and control systems.
Microlink 770 Leaflet
Send for a free transient capture leaflet, or download it in pdf format.
Video Turnstile
Accurate people counting units for shops, galleries, bars, banks, etc.
Microlink 770 Manual
The Microlink 770 Manual is now available from the website in pdf format.

September 2003

Microlink 770
Waveform capture over USB.
USB Product Summary
Guide to the Microlink 700 Series of USB products.

August 2003

Microlink 752
Resistance measurement over USB.

March 2003

Microlink Manuals Available On-Line
The Microlink 751 and Microlink 752 Manuals are now available in pdf format.

January 2003

Biodata in the News
What the press says about Microlink measurement and control systems

October 2002

Microlink OPC Servers
Use Excel, LabView, etc with the new Microlink OPC Servers
Microlink 826
More utility meter loggers can be connected to one PC, and each logger now counts higher.

July 2002

Technical Notes: OPC
Article on the OPC (open process control) standard.
Application Stories
Now includes links to papers and articles by researchers who used Microlinks as part of their equipment.
Technical Support
The Windmill 5 Installation and Configuration Manual has been updated, and you can now download a copy in pdf format.

April 2002

Microlink 3070 Modules
High speed scanning for the modular Microlink 3000 measurement and control system.

February 2002

Laboratory Automation
Computerising an electrodeposition laboratory.

October 2001

Microlink 826
Real-Time energy consumption monitoring to your desktop.
Biodata in the News
Read what the papers and trade magazines have to say about our new products.
Free Energy Monitoring Leaflet
Send for a free leaflet on real-time energy monitoring.

July 2001

Technical Notes: Engineering Units
History, style conventions and rules for using units.

March 2001

Technical Notes: Designing the User Interface
Invaluable advice for creating your own Windows to display data.

February 2001

Technical Notes: RS232 Serial Port
Article on serial ports and RS232.

December 2000

Wire Proving System
Functional testing of electrical operation for modern transport systems.

November 2000

Send for Free Literature
Send for our new USB data acquisition leaflet.

September 2000

Technical Notes: USB
The universal serial bus: what is it and why use it?

August 2000

Microlink 751 USB Unit
Data acquisition has never been so easy as with our new, compact, Microlink 751 unit. Just plug into your computer's USB port - and go.

June 2000

New Price List
We've reviewed all our prices and the good news is that many have been held or reduced. All our hardware prices are now inclusive of software.

May 2000

Free Literature
You can now view or download the Microlink Systems Catalogue in pdf format.

March 2000

Microlink 306x Series
Analogue input modules for high speed scanning: simultaneous sampling, anti-aliasing and rms options.

February 2000

Technical Notes
What is the difference between differential and single-ended inputs?

December 1999

Microlink 305x Series
Analogue input including voltage, current, temperature, resistance and strain.

November 1999

Microlink 304x Series
Details the Microlink Series of Analogue-to-Digital Converters.
Product Testing
Explains the testing procedure for internal combustion engines.

October 1999

IML Tools
New programming tools for Excel, JavaScript and Visual Basic.

September 1999

New Windmill Manual
More examples of using Excel with Windmill are in issue 4.7 of the Windmill Manual. Some of them are reproduced here.
Microlink 303x
Output control with a range of analogue-to-digital converters - voltage and current output.

August 1999

Windmill 5
New Version of popular Windows data acquisition software.

July 1999

Microlink 302x
Timing and counting modules for the Microlink 3000 system.

June 1999

Microlink 301x
Digital Input and Output for the Microlink 3000 system.

May 1999

Microlink 3000
Leading modular data acquisition and control system.

March 1999

GPIB Adaptor Card
Microlink 2002 links personal computers to the IEEE-488 bus.

February 1999

Emission Monitoring
Continuous emission monitoring with new software and the Microlink 751 unit.
Microlink 590 Screw Terminal Unit
Screw terminals for plug-in cards and Ethernet units.
Microlink 594 Bridge Input Unit
Used in conjuction with the Microlink 700 Series USB units

January 1999

Microlink 593 Isothermal box
Used in conjuction with the Microlink 700 Series USB units, when monitoring thermocouples.

December 1998

Free Literature
More leaflets added to our selection of free literature
Microlink 3000
Updates to the Microlink 3000 Hardware User Manual

September 1998

GPIB (IEEE-488)
Technical notes on the general purpose interface bus.

July 1998

New Agent
We now have a systems integrator in China.

March 1998

Free Literature
More free literature for you to send for.
Search Our Site
To make it easier for you to find what you're looking for, we've added our own search engine.

January 1998

Exhibitions
Visit us at MTEC and see our systems for yourself.
Product Summary
More data acquisition product links.

December 1997

Waveform Capture Sofware
Capture data from Ethernet devices or cards which plug into your PC.

November 1997

Software to interface serial instruments
Link laboratory instruments to a PC over RS232.
Product Summary
A summary of the data acquisition and control products on this site.

October 1997

Waveform Capture over Ethernet
New manual for the Microlink 68x: High speed logging over Ethernet networks.
Data Acquisition Links
More links to other data acquisition and control sites.

September 1997

Technical Notes
More notes on the technical details of data acquisition and control.

August 1997

Analogue Signal Sampling Rates
Explains how to choose the optimum sampling rate for your analogue signals.

July 1997

Monitoring Strain
Describes Microlink methods of measuring strain.
Data Acquisition Links
Summarises the links to other sites found throughout our pages.

June 1997

Post-Sales Service
Details our re-calibration, extended warranty and bonded stock services.
Unattended Monitoring Systems
Describes some of the options in remote, unattended, monitoring systems.

May 1997

Send for a New, Free, Leaflet
Our new leaflet describes remote monitoring and control.

April 1997

Client-Server Software for Networks
New Repeat program simplifies network communications and speeds up large systems.

March 1997

Data Acquisition Hardware Design Service
We've set up a new web site focusing on our expertise in designing data acquisition hardware such as printed circuit boards, signal conditioning circuits, transducer power supplies and connection panels.
New Version of Windmill Replay
Notes on the updated manual for Windmill Replay.

January 1997

New Class of Instrumentation Software
Windmill ELS: Robust and versatile software for distributed systems.

October 1996

Systems Integrators around the World
New Microlink agent in Taiwan.

September 1996

New Data Acquisition Software
New software makes for more versatile data acquisition and control

August 1996

Exhibition Dates
More details of exhibitions where you can try our hardware and software.
New Data Analysis Software
FAMOS analysis software is now even more powerful.

July 1996

Product Testing Application Story
Tells how a Microlink system ensures rigorous safety testing of new trains.
New Release of Data Logging and Control Software
Windmill now runs under Windows NT.

June 1996

Another Free Software Demo for Windows
Download a demo of Windmill's logging, charting, process mimic, hardware set-up and DDE control applications.
Transient Capture Press Release
New transient capture system is very easy to use.

May 1996

Download a Free Software Demo
You can now download a demonstration of Streamer, the high speed data acquisition software for Windows.
Technical Support
Now includes a table of hardware and software manuals, with details of what's changed in the latest issues.

October 1995

Design Modification Service
We are sometimes asked to modify our hardware so it does exactly what our customers want. This page covers some recent customised solutions.

September 1995

Application Stories
Biodata's systems are used in industrial, educational, R & D and medical situations.

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