Congrego is the new hardware and software solution that replaces the WinAQMS logging application. Congrego is the next generation total data control and logging hardware/software solution for air quality and continuous emission systems. |
Congrego is derived from Latin and means to assemble; cluster; combine; congregate; connect; convene; gather; join; unite. This describes what the application does exactly! |
No. Congrego has been written from the ground up, it is completely new. Of course the years of experience that Ecotech has had with WinAQMS have contributed greatly to the new application. Instead of changing WinAQMS, Ecotech decided to completely rewrite the software in a way that will make it more expandable and maintainable in the future using the latest technology available. Coupled with new smaller and lower powered hardware the Congrego system is a complete WinAQMS replacement. |
The Congrego software manual is available online as a HTML manual and can be found here. |
Congrego is currently only available for purchase with hardware, it is not sold as a ‘software-only’ solution unless it is part of a ‘crossgrade’ package. See below for the ‘crossgrade’ definition or contact your local distributor or Ecotech sales person for further details. |
There are currently a number of different options available for purchase, these include:
Congrego Lite hardware was discontinued in August 2023 Congrego Lite hardware was discontinued in August 2023 |
The time window for WinAQMS upgrades to Congrego, using existing WinAQMS hardware has now closed. |
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. |
Congrego has a subscription based licencing system. An initial purchase of Congrego comes with a one (1) year support package that enables the customer to upgrade and run any new releases of Congrego that are released before the end of the support agreement. An additional two (2) year support package may be purchased at the same time for a total three (3) years peace-of-mind. |
An active support subscription enables a customer to update their Congrego application to run the latest release of the software. Customers are encouraged to keep their support subscriptions active to enable them to get the latest Congrego features, functionality and software support. Support subscriptions can be purchased before or after an active subscription has lapsed and can be purchased in two (2) year durations. |
The Congrego licence is perpetual and the customer is allowed to run up to the last version of Congrego released before their support subscription expired.
|
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 Release Notes page here.
|
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 Release Notes page here. |
There are a number of ways to determine when a new version of Congrego has been released:
|
There are a lot of excellent reasons why you should keep your software support subscription active. Here are a few:
|
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 supports a wide range of instruments other than those produced by Ecotech. A comprehensive list of supported instruments is available here.
|
Yes! As Congrego is under active development support for instruments is being added all the time. In order for Ecotech to add support for your instrument the following are needed:
Contact your local distributor or Ecotech sales person to enquire about having an instrument supported.
|
|