instrumentation software

[lomli]

hi,

we are a small company of engineering involved in hydrocarbons domaine, and we want to buy a software for instrumentation, other than inttols, is there any powerful software that help instrumentation engineers? thanks

 

[BobM3]

Certainly National Instruments (

http://www.ni.com).

Nice stuff but expensive.

 

[xnuke]

I'm pretty sure the OP meant software for the design of instrumentation systems, not software for use in instrumentation systems. Everyone I know uses InTools for this, or suffers through the use of several software packages that aren't integrated with each other.

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[roydm]

As the poster said Intools is out.
In my opinion Smart Plant Instrumentation leaves a lot to be desired in that it doesn't work with Smart Plant P&ID
We use Autocad for drawings
Microsoft Excel for misc. spreadsheets
Microsoft Access for the Instrument database
Our access database which we developed in house produces very professional looking datasheets, Index, Alarm & Trip setpoints, I/O List and any other sort of report.
Roy

 

[IRstuff]

I don't know enough about the scope of Intools to really make any cogent comments. However, National Instruments' Labview is intended to run and control instrumentation, albeit for a "lab" whose size and scope is somewhat nebulous.

Nonetheless, Labview does have a tremendous amount of power in terms of data collection/management.

TTFN

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[xnuke]

Again, the software function the OP wanted was for instrumentation system design, not integration (which is what LabVIEW does).

I've used AutoCAD Electrical, and it's okay for some things - it seems especially good for machine control with ladder diagrams, and I do like some of the integrated database functions, e.g., for producing BOMs. AutoDesk also sells AutoCAD P&ID, but I haven't tried it yet, and I don't know if they integrate with each other well.

I typically use the same programs roydm does, and for the same functions. By the way, it's my understanding that SmartPlant Instrumentation is what InTools is now called.

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