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Since 1992, electronic device manufacturers have turned to ProtoLink for assistance with software
development. Our contributions to these organizations have ranged from handling all software tasks
on particular projects to supplementing the efforts of skilled in-house development teams.
Our staff is comprised of degreed electrical, mechanical, and computer engineers who are experts
in developing advanced software for the Microsoft platform. We deliver high performance, high
availability Windows and web applications that facilitate the following device-related functions:
- Configuration
- Calibration
- Monitoring
- Data collection and logging
- Data presentation and reporting
- Diagnostics and troubleshooting
- Synchronization
We are also a leading developer of OPC Servers which allow devices to interoperate with a large
number of existing industrial-automation applications. ProtoLink OPC Servers are characterized
by the following qualities and features:
- Separate threads of execution for each communication channel
- Scheduled and interval polling
- Unsolicited message handling
- Poll groups
- Multi-level priority queuing
- Demand polling of individual devices and entire poll groups
- Run-time browsing of timestamped data values
- Communication statistics by channel and device
- Polling status histories
- Internationalized user interface
- Optional ASCII or Hexadecimal display of data traffic
ProtoLink developers understand the benefits of thorough source code documentation, open lines of
communication, and life-long learning. These traits, coupled with significant expertise in
application architecture and engineering principles, allow us to repeatedly deliver successful
results on complex projects.
Click on the links below to see example projects:
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Natural Gas Measurement Data Browser
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ProtoLink developed a pair of data-driven web applications to present gas measurement data retrieved from relational databases and OPC servers through a browser interface.
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Mobile Phone Configuration
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ProtoLink developed an application that locates existing Internet, e-mail and corporate access configuration information on a PC and transfers it to a mobile phone.
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Wireless Infusion Pump Data Server
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ProtoLink developed a system to collect, store, and display status information transmitted by infusion pumps within a medical facility.
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ABB Totalflow
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ProtoLink developed an OPC server capable of supporting installations containing thousands of ABB Totalflow measurement devices.
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Pocket PC-based Pulse Oximeter Programming Tool
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ProtoLink developed an application for the Pocket PC that allows a manufacturer of pulse oximeters to update the flash memory in their devices
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Natural Gas Volume Correction
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ProtoLink developed an application which communicates with gas flow meters using the Modbus protocol for the purposes of calibration, real-time data monitoring, configuration management, and historical report generation.
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Mobile Phone Schedule Download
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ProtoLink developed a solution to allow independent website developers to provide event schedule information that can be easily downloaded to mobile phones.
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Video Cast and Video Mail
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ProtoLink was contracted to analyze and fix problems with the video broadcasting and video e-mail software components of an internet appliance set-top box.
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