The ibaPDA (Process Data Acquisition) system is a PC-based system for the acquisition, recording and analysis of measured signals.

It consists of coordinated hardware and software components for the acquisition, recording, evaluation and processing of measurement data.

Thanks to the modular design and easy configuration, the system can be comfortably adapted to the most diverse tasks and is scalable in size at any time. As a result, a wide range of applications can be covered: from small systems for mobile commissioning with 64 measuring signals to large, stationary systems with several thousand signals. If a system is not sufficient on its own, multiple ibaPDA computers can be synchronized in the multistation mode. Similar to a flight data recorder, the ibaPDA system records a wide range of measurement data and stores it for long-term availability.

The recorded measurement data is saved in a measurement file continuously (24/7) or only with the occurrence of defined events. The measurement files can be up to 64 GB in size and support UTF-8 encoding (UNICODE), so that texts and signal names can also consist of Asian characters, for example. For protection of data and know-how, the measurement files can be protected with a password. Alternatively or additionally, measurement data can also be continuously recorded by means of an ibaHD-Server.

An essential feature of the ibaPDA system is the strong connectivity to automation systems and field bus technologies. An iba data acquisition system can be connected to almost any common automation system via vendor-specific special assemblies, field bus connections or Ethernet protocols, regardless of manufacturer or device generation.

There is also a wide range of high-quality analog/digital converters for discrete and time-critical signals available, which offer acquisition rates of up to 100 kHz and are connected to the ibaPDA computer via the proprietary ibaNet bus system.

Besides the acquisition of measurement data, ibaPDA also offers the possibility to output signals and calculated values. For output signals, different interfaces are available. Discrete analog and digital signals can be used for controlling or alarming via ibaNet and suitable hardware components. All configured signals are available as tags for SNMP, OPC and OPC-UA servers integrated in ibaPDA. Further interfaces to databases, MQTT brokers and cloud systems complete the range of functionality.

The analysis of the data recorded by ibaPDA is carried out with the license-free software, ibaAnalyzer.

The benefits of the system can be considerably extended with special add-ons, such as ibaCapture for signal-synchronous video recording or ibaQPanel for HMI-like visualization of measured values.

With ibaPDA, metrological solutions can be implemented regardless of sector or technology and for a wide range of applications:

• Troubleshooting

• Process data analysis

• Quality documentation

• Condition monitoring

• Fault recorder (TFR) and energy quality

• Test bench automation

• Retrofit