Software Comparions
Our objective is not to lock you into specific S/W packages but to make your software development as easy as possible. Our drivers install quickly, require few system resources, and can be controlled by a wide variety of software packages.
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| INSTALLATION | |||
| installation size | under 10 MB | over 600 MB | |
| installation time | 10 minutes | several hours | |
| standard windows plug and play drivers | yes | no | |
| Programs added to System Startup | zero | several | Some Competitors install several startup programs that slowdown your system and use over 25 MB of Ram. |
| COSTS | |||
| software | free | ? | Some companies make the bulk of their money on software. While software coming with the DMM may not cost anything, you may be locked into using specific packages which will cost more and more money in the future. |
| support | free | ? | Signametrics tech support is available by phone and email. Customers and potential customers have immediate access to expert advice. Contact us to see for yourself. |
| upgrades | free | ? | All of our software updates are free. |
| DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT | |||
| environments supported | C, C++, VB, .Net, LabView, Linux |
? | Signametrics Products will interact with any program that can make calls to a DLL. |
| prefered environment | any. Any program that can make calls to a DLL is supported by our DMMs. |
? | Some companies have invested interests in having you use one software package over another. These conflicts of interest are detrimental to your service. |
| Simple, Straightforward API | yes | ? | High level commands allow you to write working programs in a short time frame. The entire API is available and accessable from the manual (pdf). |
| Direct control over the DMM | yes | ? | Our APIs give you transparent control over the DMM. Instead of software that thinks it is smarter then you, making cryptic decisions on what it thinks you want to do, our software just does what you tell it to do. |
| Powerful commands available for advanced users. | yes | ? | While the majority of users don't need to use more then several function calls to control their unit, more then 100 additional function calls are available, giving you fine control over every aspect of the DMM. |
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