Data – The Unrealized Frontier
What can be done with the big data we have been collecting? The metrology industry is sitting on mountains of collected data. So why is it that most of us have yet to find value […]
Articles by Michael Schwartz
Michael Schwartz completed training at Lowry AFB in 1989 and was honorably discharged after 11 years of serving in the US Army. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Business Management and a minor in Computer Science. He spent two years writing compliance testing software and database applications while stationed at White Sands Missile Range in NM. After leaving the military, he wrote automation software for five years before starting his own automation engineering company in the Denver Metro area. Since 2003, Cal Lab Solutions, Inc. has provided automation solutions to calibration labs around the world.
Structure is EVERYTHING!
So what is good structure in software? What makes one language, design or architecture better than another? These are all very difficult questions to answer. So far, I have not found a litmus test; but […]
Thoughts on Metrology Software Life Cycles
I was having a long conversation the other day with a fellow software engineer. One of the topics we talked about for hours was software life cycles and how metrology software is not like most […]
GPIB to USB – Another Way
More and more of the hardware we have to automate comes standard with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) communication interface. Manufacturers are replacing the older RS-232 with USB; with its low price and high speed […]
What is the best software to use for automation?
What is the best software to use for automation? That is the age old question. I remember having this debate more than 20 years ago when I was working at White Sands Missile Range in […]
Could the Tried and True IEEE 488 Communication Standard Be Nearing the End of Its Reign?
Today, less and less test equipment comes standard with a GPIB communication interface. Many don’t even offer it as an option. It wasn’t that long ago manufacturers included a GPIB interface standard on most test […]