The document discusses a modular software toolbox called ICONNECT that was used to develop evaluation software for a double-plate device that determines the thermal conductivity of building materials. The double-plate device is equipped with a computer system and allows for an internal determination of thermal conductivity immediately after production. ICONNECT was selected for its ability to realize the software concept quickly and flexibly while allowing easy adaptation to device modifications through its graphical user interface. It also allows the use of hardware from various manufacturers that can be retrofitted with expansions.

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Modular Software
ICONNECT
Determination of the thermal conductivity of building materials
An important criterion for the quality of porous Computer system
concrete is the thermal conductivity. It varies in the - PC Pentium 200 MHz
final product due to quality differences in the raw - Measuring card DAS 172 ST/DA, 12 bit, 160 kHz,
materials used (including sand and natural lime). An 16 channel
internal determination of the thermal conductivity - Measuring card ME 96, digital I/O
using a double-plate device as in DIN 52612 Part 1 - Windows 95 or NT 4.0 operating system
immediately after production enables a substantially - ICONNECT Developer
faster reaction in comparison to the previous external (graphical development system with application
testing of samples. The double-plate device specific software)
available to the user was equipped with a computer
system with application-specific evaluation software. Principle - double-plate device
The software was developed with the modular
cooling plate
software toolbox ICONNECT.
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An overview of the current state of the testing process
heating ring heating plate heating ring
can be obtained at any time with a combination of test unit guardring
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digital and analog displays as well as LEDs (Fig. 2). A cooling plate
test log is automatically printed out after termination heat insulation
of the preselected testing period or on request.
Reasons for selecting ICONNECT
- Fastest possible realization of the software
concept using ICONNECT with high flexibility.
- Adaptation for modification of the double-plate
device possible without problem due to the graphical
user interface of ICONNECT which is simple to
operate, also by the customer.
- Different hardware from various manufacturers can
be used and retrofitted with later expansions.
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