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Hi everyone, I hope this is the place to come to for questions about InstaCal and TracerDAQPro. I was running a test with thermocouples using TracerDAQ and a board I had just calibrated using InstaCal, spontaneously in the middle of the test, TracerDAQ sort of pooped out and every thermocouple instantly read 320.22°F and flatlined there. I opened up InstaCal to recalibrate, but when I right-clicked the board, and hit "Calibrate" it froze (eventually popping up with "Not Responding"), and I could not get past that step. TracerDAQ would not load because the board was no longer calibrated, so I could not continue the test. However, I know the board was working and TracerDAQ was working, so it seemed like the InstCal was the issue. That was last Friday, then today, I tried testing it again, and now TracerDAQ is freezing up just like InstaCal when I try to open up a StripChart. Anyway, this is really random, and nothing seemed to have caused these issues. One more detail, when I installed InstaCal, it immediately wanted me to enable an update feature (I wish I got a screenshot), which I ignored for a bit, but even enabling that feature did not seem to fix anything....and I doubt it was the problem, but maybe. Anyway, I'm considering just uninstalling and reinstalling everything, (our IT tried doing a scan for corrupted files and other issues with my computer itself, but didn't find anything), but I'd rather not if there's a simpler solution. Appreciate any help!

Hello everyone! I'm working on a project involving the data acquirer "USB-2404-ui" and the load cell "Utilcell model 620". When I connect the DAQ device to the "Instacal" software, I can choose the ADC Timing mode, which allows me to set the data acquisition speed. I've noticed that when I select "High Speed," the values I obtain during testing are very unstable and not very precise. To improve stability and precision, I have tried reducing the data acquisition speed by using options such as "High Resolution," "Best 50 Hz Rejection," and "Best 60 Hz Rejection." While this does lead to more stable and precise results, I encounter an issue when trying to open the data in Matlab. Matlab displays an error due to the low data acquisition frequency, and unfortunately, I am unable to modify this setting directly from Matlab. Additionally, the load cell I'm using has six cables, where two of them are meant to stabilize the current in longer cables. I attempted connecting these additional cables in the same slot as the current input and output cables, as my DAQ device lacks extra slots for this type of cable. However, this solution did not improve result stability. I would greatly appreciate any advice or suggestions on resolving this issue and achieving stable and precise results in Matlab, despite adjusting the data acquisition speed in "Instacal." Thank you all for your help!

Hi, In the custom board that I am having , the SOC is ZYNQ 7010. There are two 16bit ADCs (4 channels in total) connected to FPGA using SPI interface. These ADCs will be used to capture the voltage transients and the computed values will be stored in eMMC(NAND flash). I have two mains doubts:- a) How to create .XSA in vivado that incorporates two ADCs and eMMC interfaced with FPGA ? Pls share any reference project where this/or similar implementation has been done. b) How to test ADC interface in kernel? and/or application? I will have to write a test application. Basically I need to read the values output by the ADC and this should match with the expected value (in ideal scenario). I am sharing the schematic part of one of the ADCs here:- Thank you.