If you have read any online reviews or checked out the Eurotherm Nanodac on YouTube, you may have heard the terms, Bigger, Better and Smaller. On the surface, bigger and better is easy to understand, but when you add smaller into the picture, it stretches the imagination just a bit. So how can something be both bigger and smaller? Let’s look closer and see.
Small
This unit performs both controlling and recording functions. For some devices, it can take up a lot of space for controlling and recording. However, the company has managed to use a 1/4 DIN size (under four inches square) and contain everything in one small box. In fact, the entire box is very small considering all it can do.
Why is Smaller So Important?
Most control panels only have so much space available. Naturally, if you can find the smallest possible units you can fit everything into one or two panels. In addition, with more space available inside the control panel, there is more room for air circulation and heat dissipation and everyone knows heat is one of the biggest enemies of control circuits.
Bigger
The Eurotherm Nanodac is small but also has some big features. The unit is capable of a lot of functions. For example:
* 2 Loops of PID control
* Can store 100 programs
* USB Media (removable) you can use memory sticks when needed.
* Flash memory is a full 50 MB – this allows for a great deal of recording and it uses both open SCV formats as well as secure UHH.
Better
There are many features which make the Eurotherm Nanodac better than many other units. Here are some of the reasons:
* Easy to use interface – it’s very simple to go through the menus and views, as you can choose from one of four buttons.
* Huge colorful display – 320 by 240 pixels resolution. It’s easy to see numbers and bar graphs.
* Contains USB ports built-in – this allows you to easily connect. With USB capabilities, instrument data backup becomes a very simple process.
* Ethernet port – do you have the need for remote monitoring and management? With the built-in Ethernet function, it’s possible to retrieve data and monitor from any computer on the network. There is no limit to the amount of data you can store and archive because you can connect to your server computer with FTP. This is perfect if you have the need for regular data backups.
There are many other benefits with the Eurotherm Nanodac and your industrial controls distributor will be more than happy to show you.