Program/application/tools for retrieving water parameters, etc.

[evoIX]

Is there an available Program/application/tools for retrieving water parameters, etc. for hooking up a server/machine for display?

basically using usb devices to pull input of temp, sg, nitrate, nitrite, ph, etc.
almost like aquacontroller or those devices that pull information through display.

 

[Phyl]

There's a program like that for the Aquacontroller. Well, not the stuff you need to test for (trite/trate/ammo/ca/alk).

 

[jimroth]

For the lab industry there are plenty of things like that, and they are pricey. The ones I've seen are not as "plug-and-play" as things for the hobby, where it's assumed people are less techincal. A science type might do his or her own programming within the reporting environment. You might want to give a call to Aquatic Ecosystems and see what they would recommend. Be prepared to spend a bunch of money. It's interesting to get some of those big science catalogs and and think about applications within our hobby for those tools. I'm thinking about Thomas, http://www.thomassci.com/index.jsp, Cole Parmer, etc. Also a lot of scientifc equipment is up on Ebay and more spocialized sites.