1 Jun 2020
The ‘life-cycle’ for the Windows 7 operating system ended on 14 January 2020, AW Technology is undergoing a program of software upgrades with existing customers to ensure that full connectivity, usability, and performance for their test tunnels can be maintained.
AW Technology is now supplying a high-quality National Instruments data acquisition card with all new systems since Windows 10 cannot be supported on the older Amplicon PCI230+ cards.
V3.007 software
AW Technology is also providing our customers with a V3.007 software upgrade to their system, which will not only provide compatibility with Windows 10 but a raft of new benefits and additional functionality.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Test results can be grouped into projects for better organization & privacy across users
- Voltage, alarm current, airspeed, motor rpm, dwell times, device orientation, etc.
- More information available in log files: room temp, project name, devices fitted, device
- Voltage, alarm current, airspeed, motor rpm, dwell times, device orientation, etc.
- Logging of ramp data is now possible at 1⁄4s, 1⁄2s or, as in previous versions, every 1 second.
- Software limit for max temperature in heat ramp increased from 150°C to 190°C.
- Extract fan automatically shuts down 30 minutes after the end of the test
- If a smoke test is aborted by the user before aerosol has started, it is now quicker to restart
- Access to setup screens is now possible during clearing or cooling
- Conventional heat devices are now powered at the start of the stabilization period in heat tests
- More engineering adjustments to allow better control at the start of the smoke ramp test