This MacNews Category Review looks at part two of our round-up of Mac OS X software for data acquisition. Products include Logger Pro, MacForensics Lab, migrate-n, MobusView, Multipoint Calibration Extension, PMSC Process Management and Control, Sensus Pro, SpectraSuite, SplitsTree4, SuperLab and XLStat.

[url=http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/macsimum_migration_kit_mac_software_for_data_acquisition_and_control]here[/url]. All are Mac OS X compatible unless otherwise noted.

[url=http://www.ni.com/labview]NI LabVIEW 8.20[/url] is a graphical system design platform for test, control and embedded system development. It offers general compatibility with The MathWorks; Matlab software, FPGA-based custom hardware design wizards for building industrial controllers and updates to the NI Modulation Toolkit for LabVIEW so engineers can develop models to simulate communications systems and evaluate parameter and design decisions. There's also the LabVIEW Real-Time Module, which lets you design real-time data acquisition and control applications.

Logger Pro

[url=http://www.vernier.com/]Logger Pro[/url] brings together real-time graphing, analytical functions and hands-on learning. With it, students can collect data from a variety of synchronized sources, including Vernier's LabPro interface, Go! Devices, more than 50 different types of sensors, videos, pictures, GPS handhelds, Spectrometers, and more.

MacForensics Lab

[url=http://www.subrosasoft.com/]MacForensicsLab[/url] is a suite of forensics and analysis tools in one package.

migrate-n

[url=http://guide.apple.com/action.lasso?-database=macosguide&-layout=cgi_detail&-response=/ussearch/detail.html&prodkey=100757&-search]migrate-n[/url] is a command-line tool to estimate population genetic parameters, such as gene flow (migration rates) and population sizes from genetic data. Inferences can be done using either maximum likelihood or a Bayesian approach. The source code can be compiled to run on clusters (such as Xserves) using MPI.

ModbusView

[url=http://www.saphir.fr/]ModbusView[/url] is a management program for LabVIEW environments. It allows communication with industrial equipment (transducers, industrial programmable robots, etc).

Multipoint Calibration Extension

[url=http://www.adinstruments.com/]Multipoint Calibration Extension[/url] is a Chart extension that performs linear and non-linear calibration on transducers, sensors, pH electrodes and other equipment. There is also: a Peak Parameters Extension, a Chart extension that determines a number of parameters for an individual peak; a pH Measurement Extension, a Chart extension that allows calibration of pH and ISE (ion selective electrodes) electrodes using single or double point methods; a Play Sound Extension, a Chart extension that allows selected Chart data to be played as sound; a QuickTime Capture Module, a Chart module used for simultaneous recording and synchronization of a QuickTime movie and a Chart data file; ReadScope Extension, a Chart extension that allows Chart for the Mac to read Scope files directly; RMS & Noise Extension, a Chart extension that determines the power content of a signal; SAECF Extension, a Chart extension that calculates the averaged cycle of ECG signals; Savitzky-Golay Extension, a Chart extension that provides off-line data smoothing; Shift Extension, a Chart extension that allows Chart for Mac data to be shifted backwards or forwards in time; Spirometry Extension, a Chart extension that's used to derive a number of respiratory parameters based on flow and volume; STM Extension, a Chart extension that displays a plot of frequency versus time where frequency amplitude is represented by color; Template Extension, a Chart extension that lets you match a data template with similar occurrences in a larger data set; and XY Plot Extension, a Chart extension that provides an online (real time) XY-plot window that plots one channel of data against another.

PMCS Process Management and Control

[url=http://www.pcs-ag.com/]PMCS Process Management and Control[/url] is a system for process automation in all areas of biotechnology for the pharmaceutical industry, R&D labs, universities and more. It's a software suite containing tools for configuring realtime equipment and control modules, unit operation and batch recipe logic. A plant-synoptic language for creating operator interfaces and graphical recipe editor, scheduler and viewer for Batch Recipe management are included.

Sensus Pro

[url=http://reefnet.ca/]Sensus Pro[/url] is a miniature dive data recorder for scuba divers, freedivers, commercial divers, and marine researchers. It stores your last 100 hours of depth and temperature profiles automatically. It downloads to Macs, PCs and Palm PDAs and includes all necessary software to review and log your dives. Sampling interval can be programmed from one second to two minutes.

SpectraSuite

[url=http://www.oceanoptics.com/]SpectraSuite[/url] is a modular, Java-based spectroscopy software platform. The software can control any Ocean Optics USB spectrometer and device, as well as any other manufacturer’s USB instrumentation (using the appropriate drivers).

SplitsTree4

[url=http://www-ab.informatik.uni-tuebingen.de/welcome.html]SplitsTree4[/url] is an application for computing evolutionary networks from molecular sequence data. Given an alignment of sequences, a distance matrix or a set of trees, the program will compute a phylogenetic tree or network using methods such as split decomposition, neighbor-net, consensus network, super networks methods or methods for computing hybridization or simple recombination networks.

SuperLab

[url=http://www.cedrus.com/]SuperLab[/url] is stimulus presentation software for building experiments in psychology, running them on subjects, and collecting reaction time data. Features include presenting visual and auditory stimuli, stimuli lists, interfacing with EEG, MRI and other devices and conditional branching.

XLStat

[url=http://www.xlstat.com/en/home/]XLStat[/url] is a data analysis and statistical solution for Microsoft Excel. The XLStat add-in offers a variety of functions to enhance the analytical capabilities of Excel.

Part one can be found at http://www.macnews.com/content/macsimum-migration-kit-mac-software-data-... .