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A driver for the 8-channel/12-bit-data acquisition system H-Tronic HB627 can be downloaded free of charge. This data acquisition system is connected to the USB-interface of a PC. After the installation of the included drivers the device can be reached as a virtual serial port. The system can capture up to 8 analog signals in a voltage range from 0 to 4095 mV. The board is low-priced (about 40 EUR) and it can be purchased at e. g. CONRAD Electronic. The driver can also be used for the board HB628 but in this case it supports only the analog inputs. Download …

For the low-priced and flexible Arduino board (www.arduino.cc) a BORIS driver can be downloaded free of charge. The driver supports the communication via USB as well as via Ethernet (UDP) if the corresponding add-on component (Arduino Ethernet Shield) is available. The driver runs in all WinFACT versions (WinFACT 6 or higher). The driver package contains the BORIS driver, the DELPHI 6-source codes and the necessary firmware for the Arduino board. So it is easy for users to make own adjustments of the driver (e. g. for future Arduino boards).

A driver is available which allows the communication between BORIS and the modular I/O fieldbus system of the WAGO Kontakttechnik company. Data exchange is realized via ETHERNET TCP/IP. No other software is required. WAGO also offers a low-priced Starter-KIT.

Two more drivers for BORIS for two low-cost modules are available:

• The LabJack U3 (www.labjack.com) is the “little” brother of the popular LabJack U12 and has 4 analog inputs, one analog output as well as up to 20 digital I/Os and two counters. It is connected to the USB port.
• The AVR-Net-IO-Modul is an extremely low-cost module (EUR 19,95 as kit, www.pollin.de) which can alternatively be operated at the Ethernet interface or the COM port. It has 4 analog inputs, 4 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs.
  The BORIS driver for the AVR-Net-IO-module can be downloaded free of charge from the download area.

Drivers for BORIS for the Bluetooth-I/O-board MFC 4422-DC/EM (obtainable e. g. from Reichelt Elektronik) and for the 8-relay-card serial of CONRAD Electronic are now available.

BORIS drivers are now available for the low-priced USB-modules EXDUL/XMOD-122 and EXDUL/XMOD-142 of the company Messcomp which support all functions of the modules.

BORIS now supports the ROBO interface of the fischertechnik company. So all fischertechnik models can be controlled by BORIS or via the WinFACT-Soft-PLC.