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Linkam Link Software for System Control and Image Capture
SKU: 15100
Part Number: linkam-link-software
NEW LINK SYSTEM CONTROL AND IMAGE CAPTURE SOFTWARE
Take control of your experiment.
Linkam have launched the new LINK software for Windows for the T96 controllers. LINK has a range of modules available including Image Capture, (Thermal Analysis by Surface Characterisation), and Measurement and 21 CFR 11.
Why LINK?
- New uncluttered and intuitive user interface
- Live display of current status for easy monitoring
- Full control of heating and cooling rate, limit and hold time of up to 100 ramps
- Row by Row control of Vacuum, Humidity, Tensile Force and Shear modes controllable and synchronised with Temperature
- Parameters of connected Linkam sensors displayed and stored - e.g. Vacuum, Humidity, Force, XY position and Pressure (dependent on connected stage type)
- Real Time chart of temperature and other measured parameters
- Trigger I/O for synchronisation with other equipment
- Triggers recorded and plotted row by row
- Automatic setup of controls and parameter limits based on stage type connected
- Full five point temperature calibration
- USB 2.0 to T96 and CSS450 Controllers
- Optional modules including Linkam Imaging Systems with high performance cameras
- Includes .NET Components for easy integration into 3rd party applications e.g. LabView
- Native 64 bit application
Get more out of your Linkam stage, add one of the LINK Imaging Systems to record images of your sample automatically during your experiment. Adding imaging to your system greatly enhances its capabilities allowing you to directly monitor and analyse changes to the physical characteristics of your material, such as colour, size and shape.
LINK supports the Linkam T96 and CSS450 controllers only and is a native 64 bit application compatible with Windows 7 64 bit and Windows 10 64 bit.
LINK IMAGE CAPTURE MODULE AND CAMERAS
Recording the temperature is only half the story. Seeing how your sample changes with changing environment such as temperature, humidity, vacuum or other parameters such as XY location, tensile or shear force can provide important information about your sample.
LINK showing a temperature plot and image gallery
Many materials change colour, shape and size with changing conditions. For example Thermotropic liquid crystals undergo phase transitions as the temperature is changed, rubber can tear when under tensile force and many materials change colour as they oxidise at higher temperatures. By acquiring images as well as recording the sensor parameters, visual changes such as colour can be analysed, the size and speed of a tear can be measured, the size and shape of particles can be measured and all these changes correlated to temperature.
The LINK Image Capture Systems make it extremely easy to automatically capture images at specified points during an experiment. Input triggers are stored and marked on the chart for easy synchronisation with other equipment. Each image is stamped with the current temperature so offline analysis is straight forward.
Linkam have tested many different cameras and offer a range to meet the demands of most applications.
LINK SPECIFICATION
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LINK Core
- Easy to use and intuitive interface
- Full control of all Linkam Stages
- Manual and automated control of temperature and other parameters
- Real Time chart of temperature and other measured parameters
- Row by Row control of Vacuum, Humidity, Tensile Force and Shear modes controllable and synchronised with Temperature
- Parameters of connected Linkam sensors displayed and stored - e.g. Vacuum, Humidity, Force, XY position (dependent on connected stage type)
- Trigger I/O for synchronisation with other equipment
- Triggers recorded and plotted row by row
- A profile can contain up to 100 ramps
- Full five point temperature calibration
- Data export to standard CSV format for further analysis
- USB 2.0 to T96
- Native 64 bit application
OPTIONAL MODULES
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LINK Imaging System
- Automated image capture with ramp
- Distance calibration (Reticule supplied)
- Image capture synchronised with temperature
- Images stamped with Temperature, Time and other measured parameters
- Image export - multiple image types supported
- Images linked to temperature chart for easy review
- Image capture at up to 30fps
- Gallery view
- Movie generator
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LINK 21CFR11
- 21 CFR 11 Compliance module for LINK
- Access Control via Windows logon
- Supports user level management
- Audit Trail
- NB Users need to be a Member of a Domain Group
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LINK Extended Measurements
- Multiple image measurement tools for distance, angle and area
- Fully calibrated measurements
- Annotations tools
- Measurements and annotations can be burned into the image for quick and easy analysis
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LINK TASC
- Thermal Analysis by Surface Characterisation.
- Full Software Development Kit
- .NET DLL for easy integration into 3rd party application
- Ideal for OEMs to integrate full stage control into their systems
- Compilable code snippets
Minimum required system specifications for LINK
- Processor: Intel Core i3-series ( > 2.3 GHz)
- Intel 7 series "Ivy Bridge" Chipset Motherboard (or later)
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 7 (64 bit only) - Windows 8 and 8.1 are not supported
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Display: 1920 x 1080 or greater resolution
- HDD: 200Gb
- Free USB 2.0/3.0 port for connection to a Linkam Temperature Controller
- Additional free USB 2.0/3.0 port if using a Linkam Imaging Station
- Optional internet connection for download
- NB - LINK only supports Linkam T95 or T96 controllers.
If using the LINK-DV image capture module the following additional requirements apply:
- Processor requirement increased to: Intel Core i7-series ( > 3 GHz)
- Free USB 3.0 port
Please ensure that the PC BIOS and chipset drivers are updated to their latest versions and that all Windows updates are applied. Older driver versions may cause connectivity issues with LINK.
LINK Extended Measurements adds a new level of analysis and annotation
LINK SDK
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