Information
Features 2680A-APSW  
(Full)
2680A-APSW/L  
(Lite) 
Multi-instrument configuration 
and operation
Unlimited instruments (to 
2000 channels)
One instrument per 
configuration
Configuration and CSV data file 
creation
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Trend chart and number of 
viewable trends
32 trends 4 trends
Web connect thin client 4 instances
OPC and DDE OPC, DDE DDE
Automated email alerts
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Alarm page view
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History chart export
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One license included with the 
following mainframe products
2640A 2645A 2680A 
2686A
2638A 1586A
Trend Link Interface
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Ordering  
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2680A-APSW v6.0  
Fluke DAQ 6.0 Application Software  
for Fluke data acquisition products
(included with 2640A, 2645A, 2680A  
and 2686A)
2680A-APSW/L 
Fluke DAQ 6.0 Lite-Basic Data Collection 
Software (included with 2638A  
and 1586A) 
2680A-APSW/LU 
Upgrade from Lite to Full Version V6.0
2680A-APSW/U 
Upgrade from 2680A-APSW Version  
3, 4 or 5 to Full version 6.0
Version feature comparison 
System requirements
Operating system (32 or 64 bit)
•   Microsoft Windows Vista Service 
Pack 2
•   Microsoft Windows 7 Service 
Pack 1
•   Microsoft Windows 8 (excluding 
RT)
•   Microsoft Windows Server 2003 
Service Pack 2
•   Microsoft Windows Server 2008 
Service Pack 2
•   Microsoft Windows Server 2008 
R2 Service Pack 1
•   Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Memory available: 8 GB
Processor: 1 GHz or higher
Available disk space: 3 GB or larger 
recommended
Application file size: 429 MB
The versatile and powerful 
2680A-APSW
Easy instrument setup. Simply 
connect your 2638A, 1586A, NetDAQ 
or 2680A Series to your computer 
and your current hardware configu-
ration will pre-populate in the 
configuration setup area, ready to 
edit if needed. The simple copy-
and-paste feature makes quick work 
of setting up multiple channels with 
similar inputs. 
Trend chart. View up to 32 trends 
on one graph, with the ability to 
save and load historical charts 
and add new chart formats. Chart 
controls for auto scale, fixed scale, 
horizontal and vertical zoom and 
grid division control. 
Chart data export. Fluke DAQ 
makes it easy to extract data from 
any portion of your historical chart 
data. Simply select the data you 
want and export chart data to a 
convenient CSV file format. 
Print capability. Print trend charts 
and alarm status information from a 
local PC or from the Fluke DAQ web 
view.
Web view. In addition to current 
readings, the web view feature 
allows users to display trend 
charts and the alarm screen in 
a web browser. Four web clients 
allow password secure connec-
tions from up to four remote users 
simultaneously.
Web control. Instrument scanning 
can be started and stopped remotely 
from the Web view screen in a 
browser, using one of the four thin 
web clients within Fluke DAQ.
Alarm pages. The Fluke DAQ alarm 
page gives the operator a full page 
view of historical and present alarm 
conditions. The operator has full 
control over alarm acknowledge-
ment function and can select filters 
for viewing specific channel alarm 
history by channel or date range. 
Alarm conditions may also be 
emailed to users for immediate noti-
fication of system status. 
Off-line operation. Instruments can 
be left scanning when the Fluke 
DAQ 6.0 application shuts down. 
Start the program again and Fluke 
DAQ 6.0 software reconnects to 
your instruments and resumes data 
retrieval and control.
Import/export configuration files. 
The Fluke DAQ 6.0 software config-
uration is saved in XML format, 
which allows the configuration to 
be easily imported, exported and 
edited.
Automatic start scan. Fluke DAQ 
6.0 can be easily set to start scan-
ning automatically when your 
computer is started. This allows 
unattended operation or automatic 
scan resuming after a power failure.
Multiple language support. Version 
6.0 speaks your language and can 
be switched from one language 
to another during operation. 
Languages supported in Fluke DAQ 
include English, Spanish, Swedish, 
Russian, Korean, Japanese, Italian, 
German, French and Chinese.
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