December ‘04 Readers’ Choice Award: RD8900 Paperless Recorder

By DE Editors

December 2004 (September 2004)Display Data in Many FormatsThe RD8900 Series paperless recorder from Omega (Stamford, CT; omega.com) offers real-time display of data in a variety of formats on a high-resolution(VGA) color TFT display. The user-friendly unit with plug and play cards can beset to monitor, record, and evaluate any application.The user can access dataon the screen as well as from a remote site via Ethernet or optional RS233/422/485serial interface. Data can be stored in a flash ROM, compact flash card, or collectedin a remote host PC for evaluation and print out. The compact size needs lessthan 7 in. behind a panel. Price: $1,945. The RD8900 Series from Omega received the most votes on our September 2004 websiteballot.