

MasTec has entered into a new distribution agreement with Power Bank in Taiwan for their UPS range.
Power Bank make some of the most modern of the small UPSs available to day, some models with torroidal transformers, for quiet, cooler and more efficient operation.
We expect to start distributing in NZ in late November to early December.
The pricing for these modern designs UPSs is excellent, setting new price break points for Dealers and End Users. We expect to see the lower power UPSs sell for less than $99 RRP in NZ.
MasTec now has a unified product range of tough, mature, low cost line interactive UPSs from 500 VA to 3000VA, with hard to beat prices. In fact we will meet and/or beat any comparable UPS in NZ right now.
Let us know on this we like the challenge.
A good portion of this newsletter is being devoted to Power Bank this month.
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Hello to all our Readers,
UPSs continue to change and mature as products. Well this month it is Power Bank we are going to discuss, a Taiwanese Power manufacturer.
Power Bank is an OEM and ODM manufacturers for many large UPS manufacturing companies who are having a hard time designing and building the right product at the right price. This is where UPS manufacturing is going, to a central build adn design house with good product and they badge for the world.
Power Bank make UPSs for these UPS companies world wide :-- Power Kinetic from Malaysia, Soltec from Taiwan, Gamatronic from Israel, Tecnoware from Italy, Salicru from Spain, SVEN from Russia, LEMEL & Dcom from Thailand and Grupopc from Mexico, N-Power from Russia etc all badged and they get OEM or ODM supply from Power Bank. These are quality companies that are happy with Power Banks ability and prices. This is important information. Power Bank will also uses designs from these companies and this added expert input, making the UPSs better.
MasTec could have had the Power Banks badged with our own brand name but decided to stay with the original manufacturers name.
However even more important is this information. This is demanded by the world wide buying pool.
ISO 9001 2000 Power Bank is an ISO Factory
CE Power Bank product is CE Certified
FCC Power Bank meets Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Standards
BSMI tested Taiwan's Test code
VCCI tested Japanese Emission
LVD tested Low Voltage Directive part of CE Code
RoHs Compliance The new lead free manufacturing system.Power Bank get all this testing done because they supply world wide and CE, LVD BSMI cover one test method where one test standard is weak. CE is weak in certain areas but the other tests pick this weakness up if present. So it seems that Power Bank have done their homework well.
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MasTec introduced low cost UPSs into NZ and Australia back in 1993 with TrippLite, then for small UPSs, moved to PK Black Out Busters in 1997/8. Since 1993, we have sold about 30K UPSs.
Power Bank is now in our UPS stable, as our low cost line interactive supplier, with Soltec (on-line and very large) , TrippLite (specialty), Alpha (general mid range) and several others.
So why add a new manufacturer to this list of suppliers. Well, we have been looking for some time for a replacement for the PK Blackout Buster, something small, something pretty, and something easy to use, and low priced and innovative.
Power Bank make exactly that, MasTec will stock Intelligent and Titan models. The Very Smart and Colour Smart will be brought in on special orders.
Intelligent 500 and 700 VA
Titan 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000 VAWe are planning on making the Intelligent Model UPS as the defacto little UPS in NZ in 2007 --- as the replacement for the PK Blackout Buster..
The Power Bank "Intelligent" UPSs have some nice options and features.
Feature:
- Microprocessor Inside
- True RS-232 or USB Interface select your interface option
- There is a lower cost model option with no interface for industrial usage or audio visual systems
- Cold Start Function
- Auto Detecting Frequency
- Built-In AVR for Wider Input Range
- 110 and 230 VAC UPSs
- Internet Line Protection
- Surge Protection and Power Surge Guard
- Easy Swappable Battery Function
- Add to this excellent Software that is bundled with each UPS and you have an easy product to sell or buy.
- 2 year warranty on product
- 1 year on battery
- 4.5 to 5 Kgs depending on model, so low cost courier charges.
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You want to build an AC Mains Voltage Monitoring System using a low cost USB DAQ module.
And you are scared to build a voltage divider to make the 230 VAC low enough for the DAQ unit.
Well, another way to go, is to use a low cost transformer.
I find a simple 6.3 VAC mains transformer suitable as the voltage divider and safety isolator. At 230 VAC they put out +/- 8.9 VAC pk/pk. Even at 255 VAC they are under the +/- 10 V pk-pk for the DAQ unit.
If you do gets mains that goes over 255VAC, Australia does often as their base voltage is 240 VAC, not 230 VAC, as it is in NZ. Just choose a 5VAC transformer or switch the DAQ unit range to +/-20 VAC and use a 12 VAC transformer, even at 270 VAC you will be less than the +/- 20 range.
The transformer is wired up so as to feed a single ended +/- 10 VDC input range channel on the DAQ unit. Use a LabJack or MCC 1208 etc. and you can make a very low cost voltmeter.
With a little extra software you can make a Harmonics Analyser etc. These small transformers are quite flat up to about 10KHZ, even up to 20KHZ, they are very similar in size and construction to Audio transformers used to drive speakers in tube radios years ago. If you want to you can calibrate the transformer and apply a simple polynomial correction when you run the DAQ system.
Now for current, use a current transformer that will give out the correct voltage and if they don't use a transformer again to step down. A little software and you have an excellent current monitor also.
Hope that is useful. The main advantage is the safety, with great isolation, it allows you to use a single ended DAQ unit safely with out a whole heap of questions about have you got phase and neutral right etc.
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We have several OEM supplies running now for Power Supplies, Plug Packs, Transformers and all types of PCB Connectors, Headers, Sockets, Jacks and Parts
***New are USB Jacks and Open Frame and Gaged PSUs**
Tell us your needs, we know manufacturers need parts at excellent prices, we are suplying 100+ Manufacturers at present.
We can get super prices for you. Tell us your requirements.
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This brand new ZigBee / 802.15.4 Application Kit frees you from the confines of conventional networking, as well as high development costs. Adding Maxstream®s XBee ZigBee modem to an Ethernet enabled Rabbit® embedded control device offers a low-cost, robust wireless infrastructure that allows you to monitor remote devices within a sophisticated wireless network. You can exchange data between devices and control I/O from a secured PC on the internet. The Zigee / 802.15.4 Application Kit is available for $535 at present (regular price $688).
The ZigBee Kit includes the hardware and software to set-up MaxStream® XBee RF modems with the RCM3720 RabbitCore module. The Kit contains three XBee modems, three RF interface modules with battery pack (batteries are included!), an RCM3720 equipped with Ethernet, 512K flash, 256K SRAM, 1MB serial flash and 33 GPIO lines, cables and accessories, AC adapter, an RCM37xx prototyping board, CD that contains Dynamic C integrated development software, RabbitWeb software module, manuals and documents, and an Application Kit Supplemental CD. What a deal
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ADLINK launches M-885 with Intel® Core 2 Duo processor
Bringing the benefits of dual-core processing to industrial platforms, ADLINK Technology recently released the M-885 X the first FlexATX industrial motherboard to adopt the Mobile Intel® 945GM Express chipset and support the revolutionary Intel® Core 2 Duo processor for superior balance of performance and energy-efficiency... more
We like Dual Core technology, low power, more CPU power, small boxes and PCBs, a big step by Intel, we are using one in house right now.
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Advantech has become an important supplier for NZ and Australian system engineers for use in Automation Systems.
Advantech also have a rlarge ange of In Vehicle, Medical, Compact PCI, Network Security, eHome Appliance computers.
Read more
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New High Purity Sign Wave Oscillator THD to 0.02%-120 dB
NEW DX45 fixed frequency oscillators provide high purity sinusodial output from 100 Hz to 100 k Hz. with total harmonic distortion to 0.02% and peak-to-peak amplitude stability of 0.001 dB/oC. All in a 32-pin DIP footprint... more ... chips ... pdfIf you want us to contact you about these products click this link

Quatech have released a complete line of USB 2 Serial Converters.
USB 2.0 versions which will enable Serial data rates to 921K. The units are shipping NOW.
Another benefit of the new USB products will be three new MEI units providing RS-232/422/485 on one unit.
The new model and part numbers are:
- SSU2-100 1 port USB to RS-232
- DSU2-100 2 port USB to RS-232
- QSU2-100 4 port USB to RS-232
- ESU2-100 8 port USB to RS-232
- DSU2-400 2 port USB to RS-232/422/485
- QSU2-400 4 port USB to RS-232/422/485
- ESU2-400 8 port USB to RS-232/422/485
Another important key to the new USB 2.0 units is that these are RoHS compliant and will now be the USB Serial adapter offering for RoHS compliant countries.
Also Windows 2000/XP, Linux and Sun Ray Server support
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General Description
The USB-DIO96H and the USB-DIO96H-MM are USB-based devices that provides 96 bits of high-current, logic-level, bi-directional digital I/O. The unit offers 4 independent 24-bit DIO groups, each divided into two 8-bit ports and two 4-bit ports. The outputs sink 64 mA, or source 24 mA and make it possible to drive a wide assortment of external devices directly, without additional buffering.The USB-DIO96H-MM comes with an industry-best lifetime warranty and Harsh Environment Warranty.
The combination of the USB-DIO96H/MM and Measurement Computings DAQ software suite gives you a complete digital I/O data acquisition solution that will have you monitoring and controlling in minutes. The device is fully USB plug and play and easy to use. A required external power supply is included with the unit.
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You may have missed this in the last few issues.
We are now stocking these USB Scopes, also the other USB instruments -- Pulse Generator, Function Generator, and Counter Module.
We have a special introductory price on these also that runs until the end of the year.
We are using these instrments in house and finding them to be superb, they take up no room, work well on laptop or Desktop, making a very convenient suite of instruments to develop systems with.
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LED Lighting is now the dominant technology for illumination in machine vision applications. The reasons for this are very compelling. The advantages over older technologies such as high frequency fluorescent and fibre optic include:
The range of LED Lighting modules and techniques and the number of manufacturers is now huge, so that there is a solution for almost all applications.
PDF with more details.
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MasTec supplies all three companies make ADAM style RS-485 DAQ and Control modules.
Advantech call theirs ADAM, Adlink call theirs NuDAM and Topscc call theirs Expert, but they are basically the same and are interchangeable DAQ and Controller build blocks.
Interfacing can be RS-232, USB and now Ethernet using converters.
The range of modules is great
- Analog Inputs volts, millivolts, microvolts, mAs
- Analog Outputs volts, millivolts, microvolts, mAs
- PT-100
- Thermocouple
- Relays
- Counters
- Digital In and Out
To control these is very easy, most Scada packages have ADAM drivers, MasTec makes a LabVIEW driver.
Best of all we stock nearly all models
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Heres the first of many new high-density versions of SNAP I/O coming out soon. Were excited to announce
the immediate availability of the SNAP-AITM-8, a new thermocouple and millivolt input module thats sure to capture your interest.OPTO 22 are already experiencing success with this new module at Chevrons test laboratory in Richmond, CA. The customer and the integrator have both attested to the significant savings in panel space and much lower capital costs of the control equipment. See our recent blog posting on the Opto 22 website for more information, and check out the July 2006 issue of Control magazine for a full-page exclusive.
The new Opto 22 SNAP-AITM-8 thermocouple input module quadruples the I/O density of standard SNAP
thermocouple modules and lowers the list cost per point by approximately 33%.The SNAP-AITM-8 accepts up to eight channels of temperature or millivolt input from a variety of standard thermocouples (B, C, D, E, G, J, K, N, R, S, or T) or ±75, ±50, or ±25 millivolt devices.
The SNAP-AITM-8 thermocouple/millivolt module is available immediately, with ioProject software and firmware support expected in the fourth quarter.
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MERGER
Digi International Acquires Wireless Leader MaxStream
Digi recently acquired MaxStream, Inc., a fast-growing, privately held corporation and a leader in the wireless device networking market. This acquisition has occurred at a time during which MaxStream is experiencing record growth and widespread acclaim for its technological and business accomplishments. This collaboration positions Digi to become the industry leader in wired and wireless device networking. Key benefits for Digi customers include:
- Digi and MaxStream products are entirely complementary
- Digi and MaxStream are expected to combine individual strengths to provide even more comprehensive networking solutions
- MaxStream wireless technologies and products significantly expand Digi's wireless offering
- You will see more innovation and diverse opportunities for your networking needs
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H/W Specifications:
- CPU/Memory
- CPU: ARM9-core
- Flash: 8MB
- RAM: 32MB SDRAM
- EEPROM: 16Kb
- RTC : Yes
- Buzzer: Yes
- Ethernet: 10/100 mbps x2 RJ45
- Serial: COM1,2 RS-232/422(4 wire)/485 (Software Config)
- 8. 1 RS-422: TxD-, TxD+, RxD-, RxD+, GND
- USB: USB 2.0 host x2
- Reset button x1
- DIP Switching x1
- WDT: Yes for Kernal use
- H/W Reset SW: Push button to perform hardware reset
- DIP S/W1 x2: SW position 1 and 2 are connected to PIO for program definition
- Power: +9VDC~48VDC Input connector: T/B
- Operation temperature: 0 to 60C degree
- LAN LED: LAN Link/Activity status
- Ready LED: Software Control via a PIO
- COMX LED: Dual Color LED for RX/TX status
- USB/Host: Dual USB host
- H/W Reset button: Trigger H/W reset
- Power Consumption: 300 mA , 3/4 W
- Dimensionr: 70*108*25mm
S/W Specifications:
- General
- OS: Linux, kernel 2.6.x
- Boot Loader: U-Boot 1.1.2
- File Systems: JFFS2, ETX2/ETX3, VFAT/FAT, NFS
- Protocol stacks
- IPv4, ICMP, ARP, DHCP, NTP, TCP, UDP, FTP,
- Telnet, HTTP, PPP, PPPoE, CHAP, PAP, SMTP, SNMP
- V1/V3, SSL, SSH 1.0/2.0
- Utilities
- bash: shell command
- tinylogin: login and user manager utility
- telnet: Telnet client program
- busybox: Linux utility collection
- ftp: FTP client program
- Daemon
- pppd: Dial In/out over serial port & PPPoE
- snmpd: SNMP agent program
- telnetd: Telnet server program
- inetd: TCP server program
- ftpd: FTP server program
- boa: Web server program
- sshd: secured shell server
- iptables: Firewall service manager
- exmd: Expert manager daemon
- Tool Chain for Linux
- GCC: C/C++ PC cross compiler
- GLIBC: POSIX Library
- Device Drivers
- UART, Real Time Clock, Buzzer, Ethernet, Watchdog Timer
- USB Host Drivers (could be customized)
- Flash disk, WiFi (IEEE-802.11b/g), and RS-232 adaptors
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Pencom make several RS-232 based products with Relays and Programmable Event Timers.
We recently supplied this product to a customer so they can remote reboot computers using a simple RF system.
This is looking at their 8 relay model.
Features
Low cost 8 channel serial relay card with heavy duty 10 Amp 250VAC/28VDC SPDT power relays, controlled through one of the PC RS232 serial ports.Designed for single board operation or multiple board operation on the same serial port. Up to 16 boards can be connected in a daisy chain configuration, with up to a total of 128 - 10 Amp relays under PC control.
ASCII commands to control relays.
Easy hook up using standard Modular telephone cable, for connecting PC to single board and for multiple board configurations (9-pin serial to modular cable adapter required available separately).
Any software language that can write to the PC serial port can be used with this relay card NO special drivers needed.
9600 baudTwo versions available:
Model: S8-RLY-EXT - Relay card mounted in a plastic enclosure, powered by an external wall transformer (shown at top left).
Model: S8-RLY-INT - Bare board (no enclosure) with an on board 120VAC 60Hz power transformer - for mounting in the customers enclosure or where multiple wall transformers would be impractical.Relay testing software available for Windows -- used to verify operation of the relays before writing your own software program. Please note: The relay boards do not ship with software, see below to download the software or order the software on disk.
8 Channel Relay card with 10 Amp power relays
1.2 Amp 9VDC output wall transformer.
6.89"L X 4.88"W X 1.5"H gray ABS plastic enclosureApplications
- Industrial control applications
- Automatic test equipment (ATE)
- Process control systems
- Power switching applications
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As MasTec is a Distributor for MaxStream in Oceania, we need to communicate a short note for all our many customers in NZ and Oceania about the MaxStream sale to Digi International....extra info
Dear Friend of MaxStream,
We are excited to inform you that MaxStream (www.maxstream.net) was acquired on July 27, 2006, by device networking leader Digi International® (www.digi.com). This acquisition has occurred at a time during which MaxStream is experiencing record growth and widespread acclaim for its technological and business accomplishments. This collaboration positions us to become the number one leader in wired and wireless device networking. Key benefits include:
- Digi and MaxStream products are entirely complementary
- None of MaxStreams products will be discontinued due to the acquisition
- Digi and MaxStream are expected to combine individual strengths to provide even more comprehensive networking solutions
- You will continue to receive the same caliber of support from our technical support team
- You will see more innovation and diverse products for your networking needs
- You will continue to place your orders with your same MaxStream account managers
- MaxStream will maintain its Lindon, Utah headquarters
- All of the MaxStream workforce has been retained and we are currently adding several positions to our workforce
We value the relationships we have forged with you over the years and hope to continue serving you with whatever wireless needs arise. We are excited about the chance to work with industry leading Digi. We anticipate that through this acquisition we will be able to better serve our growing customer base. Any future changes will be communicated through monthly newsletters, as well as on the MaxStream website. I welcome any feedback you might have.
Regards,
Brad Walters
Vice President
Digi International
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Last month we discussed Opto 22 analog modules. This month it is SNAP Systems
Display G70 Display G75OptoTerminal G70 and G75 are Ethernet-enabled, graphics-based operator interface for use with Opto 22 SNAP Ethernet I/O systems, including SNAP PAC programmable automation controllers. The mountable display terminals are used to send commands and receive real-time data from plant floor equipment and other real-world devices connected to Opto 22 hardware for the purposes of automation, data acquisition, remote monitoring, and control. The industrially hardened OptoTerminal-G75 offers standard TCP/IP Ethernet connectivity, an active-matrix LCD color touch screen, and easy-to-use software, and provides a durable operator interface for the plant floor and remote locations.
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IP Power 9258 - -- main features : Qty 1 Cost $329 NZD
Use your browser to control power remotely.
We have these in stock now --- Stopping driving to reboot systems that are down, do it from home or on the road.If you want us to contact you about these products click this link

A great solution - -- Read main features : Qty 1 Cost $199 NZD
Now safe guard your rooms easily and with the lowest cost.
Complete network alarms and Email msgs etc
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TrippLite have made several of their UPSs work with Macintosh.
MAC models below:
AVRX550U 550 VA as above picture
AVRX750U 750 VA as above picture
SMX1000LCD 1000 VA Floor Tower new Digital UPS
SMX1500LCD 1500 VA Floor Tower very new Digital UPS
SMX1050SLT 1050 VA Floor Tower Intelligent, line-interactive network power management system
SMX1500SLT 1500 VA Floor Tower Intelligent, line-interactive network power management system
SMX2200XLRT2U 2200 VA Rack or Tower Intelligent, line-interactive network power management systemRead some more
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Phone or email Dhara for Special Prices on Asian Electron Inverters also.
Asian Electron is installed in thousands of sites in NZ.
MasTec has stock of inverters from 600 up to 2500 watts, both Quasi and Sinewave, we have lowest prices in NZ and will match equivalent inverter.
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Did you miss this one last month -- We will beat all prices
MasTec sells CGB in NZ and uses them in most of our rebuilds on UPSs and Inverters..
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Soltec make a range of single phase and three phase Voltage and Frequency Converters.
These are useful devices if you want to run 60HZ AC devices in NZ or you are make 60HZ devices for export and you need to test them in NZ.
Power Ranges are from 1KVA all the way to 320KVA.
Simple installation and setup. These devices are actually built around their UPS sinewave inverter and charger technology. There are no batteries in these devices.If you want us to contact you about these products click this link

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PowerVar's Medically-approved UPSs and Line Conditioners and Medical Transformer Isolation systems that are approved medically world wide.
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Critical End-Of-Life Announcement
Advantech -- Please be advised that due to the early EOL of VIA C3/Eden and AMD Geode components, Advantech will be revising a range of product models including selected Single Board Computers, PC/104, SOM, POS, Panel PC, Slot PC, TREK Vehicle PC and eHome Panel PCs
For a complete list of affected products, replacement models and expected release dates, please visit
Exacq -- Due to the unavailability of a lead-free version of a key part in the Exacq CM-Series and XM-Series Multifunction Boards, Exacq is announcing an official discontinuation to the entire CM-Series (PCI Bus) and XM-Series (PXI).
GW Instek -- Please open the pdf file with the announcements of Phase out Product List.
Quatech--- SSCFR-100 ending, customers are to move to the SSCF-100 card in place of the ruggedized unit
--- GPSR-001B GPSR-001C GPSR-001U ending March 2006
MCC --- CEC GPIB products are now end of life.
Quatech How to Identify ROHS products
Rabbit ROHS Strategy
Please ask for each manufacturer.
MasTec has an opening for a Junior to Intermediate Sales Person
All staff at MasTec have Diplomas or Degrees in Engineering.
The job will be working in our internal sales team in our East Tamaki Office.
We require someone that first of all, likes people and loves the buzz of selling.
If you want a job inside a dynamic small sales team of 6 people then contact via this link
Send a CV and also a short note, we will respond and arrange an appointment.
Ph 64 9 273 4200 or email
Industria
global news about Automation, Process Control, Instrumentation,
and Software for Australasia/Oceania Website
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MasTec Staff Contacts :-
Managing Director
OEM Manager
Project and Product Manager
Wireless Sales -- Sales Consultant
Instrumentation -- Sales Consultant
UPS & Power Sales -- Sales Consultant
Integration Manager
Applications Engineer
Applications Engineer
Office and General Sales Manager
Marketing, Web, Email Lists & DB Work
(Please send Jeannie Murdoch any
updates on company details, any new staff members etc)
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SWS... For Sale SWS = Smart Works Systems -- Product Development Company This company would suit an engineer or small company wanting to expand their product line.
What is For Sale:
All products, software and hardware designs.
There are two main products:-
1/ A Laptop Based Window, Door, Farcade and Wall Testing System
2/ A Laptop Based Roof Testing Systems
PC Based Window, Door, Farcade and Wall Testing System
SWS has been developing this system since it started 12 years ago.
Over these 12 years, SWS has developed many different levels of Window Testing Systems.
The Window Testers are Telarc approved and registered.
There are several Window Testing Systems that are running in NZ , Australia and Malayasia.
Over the 12 years, all these systems have been upgraded, expanded and adanced with technology and windows advancements on average each 2-3 years, so there have been many iterations of the same product.
The test software and the hardware has evolved considerably.
The current designs are based on USB DAQ, with quite a sophisicated Measurement suite that uses LabVIEW DAQ and Control software.
PC Based Roof Testing Systems
Recent develop work over the last year has been the new Roof Testing System.
You can read about these systems at this link
SWS builds the complete system, hardware and software and does the commissioning for MasTec.
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