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Congrego Lite
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titleWhat Congrego options are available?

There are currently a number of different options available for purchase, these include:

  • Congrego (standard hardware and standard software)

  • Congrego Lite (small form hardware and limited software)Congrego Lite Plus (standard hardware and limited software)

  • Congrego Lite Unlimited (small form hardware and standard software)

COM Ports

USB Ports

TCP/IP Connections

Secondary HDD

Supports Calibrations

Number of Channels

Hardware Watchdog

Hardware Form Factor

Congrego

6

6

2

Y

Y

Unlimited

Y

Congrego

Congrego Lite

4

4

2

N

N

15

N

Congrego Lite

Plus

6

6

2

Y

N

15

N

Congrego

Congrego Lite

Unlimited

4

4

2

N

Y

Unlimited

N

Congrego Lite

hardware was discontinued in August 2023

The existing WinAQMS hardware dongle will be reused and its details need sending to Ecotech so that an updated licence can be produced. Contact your local distributor or Ecotech sales person for further details. Note that this crossgrade option may be retracted at any time.

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titleCan I upgrade (crossgrade) my existing WinAQMS hardware?

For existing customers who have WinAQMS logger hardware a ‘crossgrade’ option is available. These customers will be able to purchase the Congrego software to run on their existing hardware. This is a limited time option and only eligible on hardware that has an Ecotech identifier as defined in the following table:

Current Year

Minimum Ecotech Identifier

2019

16-0000

2020

17-0000

2021

18-0000

2022

19-0000

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It should be noted however that the MiniDAS (FitPC) logger hardware can not be used in the crossgrade option. This is because they are required to run Windows 10 and are not deemed powerful enough to run Windows 10 and Congrego.

Congrego is also not supported on Windows 7.

Note

Congrego ships with Windows 10 Home installed by default. This can be upgraded by the end user at any point in time.

The time window for WinAQMS upgrades to Congrego, using existing WinAQMS hardware has now closed.

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titleCan I use my WinAQMS configuration with Congrego?

No. The configuration files for WinAQMS and Congrego are very different. However, Ecotech do offer a service that will convert your existing WAQ configuration file into the Congrego format. This service will set up instruments and channels but will not convert calibration sequences.

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titleHow can I tell which version of Congrego I can run?

When manually installing a Congrego update it is important to ensure that the version to be installed falls within the software support end date. This information can be found in the About section of the user interface or under the Licence Details section of the tray application.

The release date of each version is shown on the Downloads and Resources pages of the corporate web site www.ecotech.com Release Notes page here.

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In addition to the release date, if an attempt is made to install a version that a customer is not entitled to then the Congrego software will inform them of the last build number that they can install.

This build number makes up part the installer file name e.g. Congrego Professional X.Y Build zzzz - where zzzz is the build number.

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titleWhere can I find the software install files?

Legacy releases of Congrego are available on the download server, internet facing Congrego loggers can check for and inform the user of a newer version for download on startup.

Legacy releases are also available from the Downloads and Resources section of the corporate web site www.ecotech.com Release Notes page here.

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titleHow do I know when a new version of Congrego is released?

There are a number of ways to determine when a new version of Congrego has been released:

  • If the logger is internet facing then a check for updates can be done via the Congrego tray application

    • Presuming that the customers support subscription is valid, the new version can be downloaded and installed

  • If the logger is not internet facing then check our releases on the Downloads and Resources pages of the corporate web site www.ecotech.com Release Notes page here.

  • Releases will be published on social media, follow us on

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titleWhat are the hardware logger specifications?

General hardware logger specifications can be found in the brochure under the Data Acquisition Systems section on the corporate web site here.

Detailed specifications are can be seen in the table here:

Congrego

It should be noted that there are currently two version of the hardware: Congrego and Congrego Lite.

The Congrego Lite hardware is recommended where a low powered option with less intensive logging is required.

See the brochure for further details

Congrego

Lite

Processor

Intel Core i3

-4120U (3MB cache, dual core 1.7 GHz)Intel Celeron J1800 (1MB cache, dual core 2.41 GHz)

RAM

4GB DDR3L

4GB DDR3L

(1 slot free, max 8GB)128GB

Primary HDD

128GB MSATA SSD

256GB MSATA SSD

Secondary HDD

1TB 2.5” SATA HDD

n/a

COM Ports

6 (RS-232 x 5/6, RS-485 x 0/1)

4 (RS-232 x 4, RS-485 x 0)

USB Ports

6

8 (

2

4 x USB 2.0, 4 x USB 3.0)

4 (3 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0)

TCP/IP Ports

2 x RJ-45

2 x RJ-45

WiFi Enabled

Yes

No

Operating System

Windows

10 HomeWindows 10

11 Home

Graphics Output

2

1 x HDMI

, 1 x

HDMI

Display Port, 1 x VGA

Dimensions

187x111x50mm

135x128x45mm

Power Consumption

15W

10w

Notes

The general ‘work-horse’ hardware option for intensive logging operations

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Recommended for when a low powered option is required with less intensive logging

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Supported Instruments

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titleWhat instruments does Congrego support?

Congrego supports a wide range of instruments other than those produced by Ecotech. A comprehensive list of supported instruments is available here.

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Note that each instrument driver may have notes on how the instrument is expected to be set up in order for Congrego to communicate with it.

Depending on the instrument the support may vary e.g. Congrego may support polling of data but not calibrations.

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