The WireTrak™ - the new product from Computer Weld Technology, Inc. for making your welding environment more efficient. By providing the necessary data acquisition, signal processing and communications firmware, the WireTrak™ allows remote logging of your wire utilization and actual productivity rates.

The WireTrak™ is designed for monitoring and telemonitoring service purposes and is based on an embedded micro-controller.

The sensor is simple to install at the GMAW wire drive motor inlet using industry standard quick disconnect conduit fittings. The sensor may also be remotely mounted using a industry standard conduit assembly and the optional mounting bracket.

A series of display screens are provided to allow the operator or supervisor access to wire feed speed run data and to program the sensor for operation.

NetHub™ is an isolated RS-485 communications driver and power supply to connect up to six sensor units to the MODBUS™ RTU network.

A total of 247 sensors may be connected to the network using multiple NetHub™ units. Any Intelli-DART™, WireTrak™ or Micro ADM™ unit can be connected to the same NetHub™ unit.

The Intelli-DART™, WireTrak™ or Micro ADM™ units can be communicated with their appropriate software through the MODBUS™ RTU network.

The WireLog Plus™ Program is used with the WireTrak™ Sensor and provides a simple MODBUS™ terminal to program and download data from multiple WireTrak™ Sensors. The program uses the MODBUS™ RTU protocol to establish communication with multiple WireTrak™ devices. The interface to the Sensor is via a RS-485 duplex network.

The WireTrak™ sensor is a lightweight; compact sensor unit designed for monitoring and telemonitoring service purposes in a welding environment. The WireTrak™ Sensor includes an embedded micro-controller to provide the necessary data acquisition, signal processing and communications firmware to allow remote logging of the following basic welding parameters.