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AMR WinControl & ALMEMO View - The Versions in Comparison
Functions ALMEMO View AMR WinControl V6
WC1 (Light) WC2 (Standard) WC3 (Professional) WC4 (Server)

Data Scanning
Number of connections supported Yes (1) Yes (1) No (unlimited) No (unlimited) No (unlimited)
Number of measuring points supported Yes (4) Yes (20) No No No
Support of an ALMEMO Network
(Several ALMEMO devices lined up)
No Optional (See Option O1) Yes Yes Yes

Connection Types
Serial Connection (COM-Port) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Network (TCP/IP, LAN, VPN, RAS) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Modem, GSM and other Dial-Up Connections No Optional (See Option O3) Optional (See Option O3) Yes Yes

Versions in Comparison - Data Display & Analysis

Data Display & Analysis
Display of meas. values (numerical) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Analog Instruments (Round instruments, Wind rose) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
File Summary No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Data Table, overview Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bar Graph No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Line Diagrams (incl. Zoom functions) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
XY-Diagrams (incl. Zoom functions) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Project Drawings No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Measuring cursors (two) and statistics function in Line Diagrams No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save / Load Diagram Templates (presentation characteristics as format type) No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Version in Comparison - Data Storage & Processing

Data Storage
Manual storage on hard disk Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic storage (immediately) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic storage by timer (with automatic change of storage file) No Optional (See Option O2) Optional (See Option O2) Yes Yes
Automatic storage by event (with automatic change of storage file) No Optional (See Option O2) Optional (See Option O2) Yes Yes
Automatic storage with automatic export to another file format No Optional (See Option O2) Optional (See Option O2) Yes Yes
Automatic storage with automatic backup of measurement files No No No Yes Yes
Automatic storage with automatic transmission of files via E-Mail No Optional (See Option O2) Optional (See Option O2) Yes Yes

Test Bench Manager (several automatic storages parallel)

No Optional (See Additional module ZM3) Optional (See Additional module ZM3) Optional (See Additional module ZM3) Optional (See Additional module ZM3)

Data Processing
On- and Offline Calculations (calculation / arithmetic  channels) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Linking / splitting of files No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Data Reduction
Averaging function (ONLINE and OFFLINE) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Smoothing (over time/over number of values, ONLINE and OFFLINE) No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Versions in Comparison - Data Import & Export

Data Export
Clipboard, Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
File (Spreadsheet, FAMOS, QS-STAT, ASCII, Binary) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Embedding diagrams into other applications (OLE) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export into Excel file and online via Excel connection No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Online-Export to an OPC-DA Server No Optional (See Additional module ZM6) Optional (See Additional module ZM6) Optional (See Additional module ZM6) Optional (See Additional module ZM6)

Data Import
ASCII (AMR list, column and table format) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Online-Import via connection from OPC-DA Server No No No Optional (See Additional module ZM7) Optional (See Additional module ZM7)

Versions in Comparison - Programming of Measuring Points and Devices

Programming of Measurement Channels
Programming of the characteristics of the measuring point and device No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatic scaling of 3rd party sensors No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Local mode alarm management (relay allocation) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save/load programming of the measuring points to/from file No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Editing the programmed file (similar to Excel table) No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Datalogger Functions
Programming of the data logger (incl. averaging functions) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Read-out of data memory (all measured values/selective) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Display of memory occupancy status No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Versions in Comparison - Alarm Functions and Controllers

Alarm Functions
Alarm value display in list of meas. points (Current / with History) No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Alarm value list (list + file of measured values incl. history) No Optional (See Option O5) Optional (See Option O5) Yes Yes
Starting an application in case of a disturbance (e.g. to transmit SMS messages) No Optional (See Option O5) Optional (See Option O5) Yes Yes
Prealarm (Alarm before limits are violated) No Optional Optional Optional Optional

Controllers
Two-Position Controllers No Optional (See Option O5) Optional (See Option O5) Yes Yes
Proportional Controllers No Optional (See Option O5) Optional (See Option O5) Yes Yes
Timer Controllers No Optional (See Option O5) Optional (See Option O5) Yes Yes

Versions in Comparison - Configuration Management and Printout

Configuration Management
Save / load program configuration No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Save / load calculation channels No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Printout of measuring data
Diagrams, tables of meas. values, list of meas. points, file overview incl. comments Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Versions in Comparison - Options and Additional Modules

Options
O1: Network capability (for addressing several ALMEMO® devices) No Available Included Included Included
O2: Automatic generation of measured data files (daily files / weekly files) No Available Available Included Included
O3: Modem support No Available Available Included Included
O5: Alarm function (alarm record, output to ALMEMO® relays, starting other applications) No Available Available Included Included
O8: Data server (Access via REMOTE-WinControl or Client-OCX) No Available Available Available Included
O9: Web server (Access to measuring data of WinControl via web browser) No Available Available Available Included
O10: Evaluation functions (Sample Charts, Merge Files, local maxima and minima) No Available Available Available Available

Additional Modules
ZM1: Thermal comfort and air-conditioning calculations (as per DIN 1946, EN ISO 7730) No Available Available Available Available
ZM2: Password protection No Available Available Available Available
ZM3: Test bench manager (Several automatic storages in parallel) No Available (Requires: Option O2) Available (Requires: Option O2) Available Available
ZM4: Thermal transmittance (U-Value) wizard No Available Available Available Available
ZM5: Thermal quantity wizard No Available Available Available Available
ZM6: Export to OPC-DA Servers No Available Available Available Available
ZM7: Additional Protocols (selectable, i.e.: Simple-ASCII, OPC-Import) No No No Available Available
ZM8: Security package including watchdog card No No No Available Available

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