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JAD X-Tract 4 PIDS / PID / Logger
Measurement and automation software platform

X-Tract 4 is a fully featured data acquisition, reporting and control software suite with strong emphasis on Lab and test cell environments.

X-Tract 4 PIDS is a generic data acquisition software solution for the measurement, display, reporting and control of test systems. X-Tract has a rich scripting environment allowing the user to create predetermined test profiles as well as deal with error conditions in a pre-determined fashion.

X-Tract is available in three versions:

• Logger version.
  
• PID control version.
  
• PID control with scripting version.

Advantages

This software has been used in a myriad of environments and applications. It has evolved through the years to offer incredible reconfigurability as well as functionality without sacrificing stability.

Key features:

• Easy connectivity to most National instrument hardware
  
• Easy connectivity to modbus data sources
  
• Runs on most modern windows PCs
  
• Touch screen enhancements included
  
• Data sharing with JAD android portable remote terminal (Mobiterm LEN1)
  
• Large install base
  
• Optional yearly service agreement that covers upgrades and new features
  
• Works well with NI cRio based hardware for deterministic or long term measurement applications

Specifications

• Simple snap shots of measurement.
  
• Snapshot cues to mark the data point.
  
• Dual level alarms configurable for all channels based on thresholds.
  
• Suitable for high bandwidth applications such as vibration or acoustic measurement.
  
• Export data to TDMS / CSV format.
  
• Fully functional scripting environment for automation.
  
• Excel based reporting tools.
  
• Data mining and data dissemination tools included to convert large data sets to CSV.
• Resolution of measurement is hardware dependant, please see www.NI.com
  
• Immediate and simple calibration to SI units within X-Tract.
• Additional functions: PID, special PID for stable dyno control, FFT 
  

Signal conditioning including: 

• Max value, mean value, min value, all values
  
• Configurable windowed average on all of the above.
  
• Max/Min/Mean deviation

Up to 512 data channels such as:

• Voltage based sensors
  
• Current based sensors
  
• Temperature PT100 or Thermocouple
  
• Vibration/Acoustic IEPE
  
• Digital input/output 5v 24V TTL
  
• Relay 24V 240V etc.

Connectivity:

• National instruments cDaq, and cRio
  
• modbus TCP/IP

OS requirements:

• Microsoft Windows 7 / 8
  
• 4 Gig ram
  
• 512 Gig Hdd or better
  
• 1024 x 768 Screen res minimum
  
• 100Gb network port
  
• CPU i3 / i5 / i7
  
• Rack mount industrialised PC preferred

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Downloads

JAD X-Tract Extreme product manual
JAD X-Tract Extreme product sheet 
JAD X-Tract software agreement