The software that runs the test.
Now in development. One program controls the bench, records every channel on one time base, checks that conditions stay valid, calculates the results exactly as the standard prescribes and writes the report. Your staff run the test; the software keeps the method honest.
From set-up to report
The software follows the test the way the standard does, step by step.
Prepare
Checks that every instrument is calibrated and in date, records consumable batches and verifies the load.
Run
Controls the supply and outlets, starts logging and marks each event on the timeline.
Watch
Monitors supply, room and water against their tolerances and flags any run that leaves them.
Evaluate
Applies the calculation rules of the standard to the whole series and evaluates uncertainty.
Report
Produces the test record and the report, ready for review and release by the laboratory.
What it does
Each function exists because the standard or ISO/IEC 17025 asks for it.
Equipment control
Sets voltage and frequency on the AC source, switches the outlets for test and reference machines, configures the power analyser and data acquisition, and starts and stops integration — from one screen.
Every parameter on one timeline
Voltage, frequency, THD, power, energy, water flow and volume, inlet, room and in-machine temperatures are logged with a common timestamp. Any moment of a run can be replayed across all channels.
Event markers and cut-offs
Programme start and end, fills, heating phases, the point where all activity ceases and transitions between low-power modes are detected and marked automatically, with the criterion that triggered each marker.
Validity monitoring
Supply, room climate, water temperature and pressure are compared with their tolerances in real time. A deviation raises an alarm and the affected run is flagged, so invalid data never slips into a result.
Calculations to the standard
Energy, water and programme time per run and per series, hot-water energy from volume-weighted temperature, the rules for excluding regeneration runs and their limits, low-power mode values with stability checks.
Measurement uncertainty
An uncertainty budget built from the calibration data of the instruments actually used, combined for each reported value. No copy-paste from a spreadsheet template.
Equipment register
Keeps calibration certificates, due dates, intermediate checks and corrections for every instrument. An instrument that is out of date or failed its last check cannot be selected for a test.
Load verification
Guides the operator through the loading plan, records item weights and positions, and stores a photo of the loaded racks with the run. The load is checked before the programme is allowed to start.
Consumables and reference machine
Records detergent, rinse aid and salt batches, soil preparation times and reference machine checks, and warns when a time window or a batch rule is about to be broken.
Test record and report
Raw data, conditions, events, deviations and calculations form the technical record. The report is generated from it in a defined layout, with every value traceable back to the data.
Data integrity
Raw data is never overwritten. Every edit, exclusion or re-calculation is logged with user, time and reason. Data is saved continuously, so an interruption does not cost the run.
Users and authorisations
Operators, reviewers and approvers have separate roles. Only staff authorised for the method can run it, and only an approver can release a report.
Built to be assessed
Laboratory software has to be validated before use. Ours is designed with the assessor in mind.
| ISO/IEC 17025 | What the software provides |
|---|---|
| §6.4 Equipment | Register with calibration status; out-of-date instruments are blocked |
| §7.5 Technical records | Complete record of each run: raw data, conditions, events, operator |
| §7.6 Uncertainty | Budget from the calibration data of the instruments used |
| §7.7 Validity of results | Real-time tolerance checks, flagged runs, trend of reference machine results |
| §7.8 Reporting | Report generated from the record in a defined layout |
| §7.11 Control of data | Audit trail, user roles, protected raw data; validation records delivered with the software |
One platform, more standards
IEC 60436 is the first module. Because control, logging and records are shared, modules for other appliance standards — starting with standby power to IEC 62301 — add calculation rules and report layouts, not a new program. Raw data and reports export to CSV, Excel and PDF, and can be passed to your LIMS.
See the software
Ask for a demo with data from a complete test series.