TracerDAQ vs. TracerDAQ Pro
Feature Comparison
Measurement Computing offers two versions of TracerDAQ – TracerDAQ and TracerDAQ Pro.
•With TracerDAQ, you can run one instance of each virtual application at a time.

•With TracerDAQ Pro, you can run multiple instances of each application at a time, as long as the applications use different
DAQ hardware resources.

The following tables compare the features provided by TracerDAQ and TracerDAQ Pro for each virtual application.

Strip Chart

Oscilloscope

FeatureTracerDAQ

TracerDAQ Pro

FeatureTracerDAQ

TracerDAQ Pro• Analog input• Temperature input
Channel types supported• Digital input• Event counter• Analog input• Temperature input• Digital input• Event counter

Channel type supported

Analog input

Analog input

Number of channels

Up to 8Up to 48

Number of channels

Up to 2Up to 4

Number of lanes(individually scaleable)

2

8

Maximum sample rate

Maximum sample rate

Maximum continuous Maximum continuous
acquisition rateacquisition rateof the deviceof the device

Maximum continuous Maximum continuous
acquisition rateacquisition rateof the deviceof the device

Print/preview
oscilloscope

YesYesMaximum samples
per channel

32,000

1 million

Capture an oscilloscope
image to the clipboard

No

Yes

Print/preview strip chart

Yes

Yes

Auto trigger

Yes

Yes

Capture a strip chart
image to the clipboard

No

Yes

Channel triggering(level and position)

Yes

Yes

Save as:• history file (.sch)• text file (.txt, .csv)

Yes

Yes

Horizontal markers

Yes

Yes

Vertical markers

Yes

Yes

Save configurations

Yes

Yes

Load configurations

Yes

Yes

Save as:• history file (.osh)• text file (.txt, .csv)

Yes

Yes

Open a history file (.osh) Yes

Yes

Oscilloscope
Measurements window

No

Yes

Reference channel

NoYes

Math channel

No

Yes

Open:
• history file (.sch)• binary file (.bin)• text file (.txt, .csv)

Yes

Save configurations

Yes

Yes

Alarm conditions

No

Yes

Strip Chart
Measurements window

No

Yes

Enter annotations

No

Yes

Software triggering

No

Yes

Hardware triggering

No

Yes

Time-of-day triggering

No

Yes

Linear scaling

No

Yes

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FeatureRate GeneratorTracerDAQ

TracerDAQ Pro

Channel type supported

Analog output

Analog output

Number of channels

1

Up to 16

Maximum sample rate1

Based on theBased on themaximum continuous maximum continuous
rate of the device
rate of the device

Waveform types

Sine• Sine• Square• Triangle• Flat• Pulse• Ramp• Random• Generated from data
in a .csv or .txt file

Waveform preview

Yes

Yes

Amplitude

Yes

Yes

Frequency

Yes

Yes

DC offset

Yes

Yes

Duty cycle

NoYes

PhaseNoYes

Gate ratio

NoYes

Rate multiplierNoYes

Sweep (linear andexponential)

No

Yes

Open .csv or .txt file(arbitrary waveform)

No

Yes

Save configurations

Yes

Yes

Load configurations

Yes

Yes

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TracerDAQ Pro

Channel type supported

Counter output

Counter output

Counter types supported

Counter/timer
outputs1

Counter/timer
outputs1

Number of channels

1

Up to 20

Pattern types supported

Continuous pulse

Continuous pulse

Save configurations

Yes

Yes

Load configurations

Yes

Yes

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Supported by the following MCC devices:• USB-1208HS Series• USB-1808 Series• USB-CTR Series• USB-1608G Series• USB-2500 Series• PCI-2500 Series• USB-1616HS Series• USB-2600 Series,2

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