VDAS

Specialist Data Acquisition for TecQuipment Education Equipment

TecQuipment's in-house developed software, VDAS® (Versatile Data Acquisition System) has been tailored to operate in perfect harmony with the TecQuipment products to maximize learning potential.

The digital system is easy to set-up and use with simple USB connections. It provides real-time data-capture, calculation, charting, and data export. In some cases, real-time traces of analog signals and advanced signal processing are possible.

The hardware is available to purchase as a bench mounted unit, which can service many benchtop pieces of VDAS®-compliant equipment in a laboratory. It also comes as a frame-mounted unit designed to work with larger pieces of equipment. Increasingly, TecQuipment products have VDAS® included as an integral part of the equipment requiring only a suitable PC (no extra hardware). The latest software is always available to download free of charge to any user from the 'downloads' section of the website.

VDAS consists of both hardware and software.

VDAS Hardware

The hardware comes in three different options.

  • VDAS On Board
    The hardware is integrated into the teaching product as standard and requires no additional hardware to be purchased. All products with a ‘V’ at the end of the product code have VDAS On Board eg EC1501V.
  • VDAS Bench Mounted
    The hardware is a separately purchased unit that sits on a bench that can serve many bench-top pieces of VDAS®-compliant equipment in a laboratory.
  • VDAS Frame Mounted
    The hardware is a separately purchased frame-mounted unit designed to work with larger pieces of equipment.

VDAS Software

Software is available to download free of charge for an unlimited number of users from the 'downloads' section of the website. Visit the TecQuipment YouTube channel for videos on how to set up a connection, save and export results, and record data.

VDAS e-lab Software

For remote blended learning, TecQuipment offers VDAS e-lab software, which is flexible and easy to use cloud-based system enabling remote students to interactively engage and participate in laboratory experiments. Learn more about the annual licenses available by clicking here.

LabVIEW

LabVIEW Virtual Instruments are also available which display data from connected VDAS® compatible products. The results can be developed further by students using LabVIEW software.

  • Engineering Lab Equipment | Remote Learning
    Item Number:
    RVH1, RVH2, RVH3, RVH3+

    The Remote View Hardware offering from TecQuipment is a bundle containing two cameras, tripods, stands, and mounts for live streaming of experiments and demonstrations in the lab.

  • New eLabs form Tecquipment
    Item Number:
    TD - Experiment

    Introducing a new solution to assist with remote and socially distanced learning to improve engagement with TecQuipment's practical teaching experiments.

  • TecQuipment | Engineering Education
    Item Number:
    VDAS-B (mkII) - Ancillary

    A bench mounting versatile data acquisition system (VDAS) to allow computer-based data capture for a wide range of TecQuipment products.

  • TecQuipment | Engineering Education
    Item Number:
    VDAS-F (mkII) - Ancillary

    A frame mounting versatile data acquisition system (VDAS) to allow computer-based data capture for a wide range of TecQuipment products.