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PowerDAQ driver for UEI's Data Acquisition Toolbox

United Electronic Industries (UEI), a leader in the field of hard, real-time data acquisition on PCs, has developed an interface that will allow the user to control and communicate with the UEI PowerDAQ series of hardware directly from the MATLAB technical computing environment.

The PowerDAQ MATLAB driver works with all of UEI's PowerDAQ Series boards.

Supplied as part of UEI's PowerDAQ software, it provides a seamless interface between the UEI PowerDAQ products and The MathWorks' Data Acquisition Toolbox, enabling users to simplify and speed up their data acquisition and analysis processes. UEI has developed it in recognition of the fact that The MathWorks' products are now the industry standard tools for data analysis and visualization.

The new driver has been developed with The Data Acquisition Adaptor Kit, which is supplied as an integral part of The MathWorks' Data Acquisition Toolbox at no extra cost. It provides a path for hardware manufacturers and MATLAB users to create custom interfaces to their hardware.

The Data Acquisition Toolbox, now in its second release, supports the entire data acquisition and analysis process and provides a complete set of tools for analogue input, analogue output and digital I/O from a variety of PCcompatible data acquisition hardware. It operates with MATLAB 6 and is currently available for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME and NT.

About The MathWorks

The MathWorks, www.mathworks.co.uk, is the originator and author of a world leading application development environment and technical computing language for engineers, scientists and technical professionals. As an international organization, the company offers a wide range of tools for numeric computation, visualization, modelling and simulation. The company's flagship product is MATLAB, a high-level language for technical computation that has largely supplanted FORTRAN. Today the company has more than 500,000 users around the world, including scientists and engineers in academic institutions, commercial companies and government agencies. Founded in 1984, The MathWorks currently employs more than 650 people worldwide. Its headquarters are in Natick, Massachusetts, USA.

Originally established in 1984 as an independent company (Cambridge Control Ltd), The MathWorks' operation in Cambridge spearheads the British sales and support of MATLAB and the associated products. The company's Cambridge Consultancy Group supports this and also provides independent world-class consultancy in control, digital signal processing, embedded software development and corporate application development. Typically, the Group works on automotive, aerospace, defence, medical, communications, digital signal processing, financial and telecommunications projects.

Review copies of MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow and all the associated software are available free to members of the press: please contact Patricia Mathieson at MMS Marketing.

About United Electronic Industries Inc

Known as "The High-Performance Alternative," UEI is a supplier of leading-edge PCI-based data acquisition cards, signal-conditioning accessories and software. In particular, it has emerged as a market leader in the field of hard real-time data acquisition on PCs through its support of real-time Linux implementations and commercial RTOSs. Among its major markets are sophisticated production test systems, process monitoring and control as well as research/development. In business for more than 10 years, the Watertown, MA-based company has enjoyed continual growth in both sales volume and reputation.

Contact Denise Thompson, The MathWorks Ltd, Tel: +44 (0)1223 423200, dthompson@mathworks.co.uk.