Sure Torque ST-LAB - Data Acquisition Program for the ST-LAB Bench Top Torque Tester; General; System Requirements; Installation

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9. Data Acquisition Program for the ST-LAB Bench Top
Torque Tester
9.1. General
The STDA (Sure Torque Data Acquisition) is a utility program that together with the ST-LAB instrument
facilitates computerized real-time torque monitoring, data collection and storage. It is specifically designed to
work together with the latest Torque Testers.
The STDA program acquires measured data from the ST-LAB instrument and saves the collected data
points in a standard ASCII file. This ASCII file can be used for further data processing, such as statistical
analysis.
This program is supplied on a CD or available to download from the company http or ftp server. For
download information please contact the customer service department. The application will run on any host
computer compatible with Microsoft Operating Systems.
9.2. System Requirements
- Any portable or desktop computer with Microsoft Operating Systems.
- <=200MHz CPU
- 128M memory
- Floppy/CD/USB Drive and hard disk drive
- At least one RS-232 port
- Interface cable (supplied with the ST-LAB instrument)
9.3. Installation
9.3.1. Hardware Installation
Locate the Interface cable (supplied with ST-LAB instrument). This is a 6 ft. long cable with a 9 pin “D” type
FEMALE connector on the PC end and RJ11 Type connector on the machine end.
Install the connector of into the matching “PORT 2” plug at the back of the head. Install the connector on
the other end of the cable into the RS232 port on your PC (COM1 or COM2).
On special request we can also provide multimedia card, USB, parallel port, wired/wireless ethernet
accesses, to the torque tester
9.3.2. Software Installation
Latest software always downloadable from the
http://www.suretorque.com/download/ url.
Hard disk installation
Make a subdirectory “STDA” and copy the STDA.EXE file from supplied CD.
Start the program by calling the STDA file. (filename may vary, copy the .exe file)
9.4. Operation
The data collection from the ST-LAB instrument is fully automatic and there are two options to capture data
from the Torque Tester. The first method requires a dedicated PC connected to the torque tester, for real-time