What is the Universal Translator (UT)?

The Universal Translator (UT) is software designed for the management and analysis of data from loggers and trends from building management systems. The UT is ideal for large data sets from multiple sources. The software includes time correction features including the ability to synchronize data sets with different recording rates. The UT has data filtering mechanisms and a flexible graphing tool. UT analysis routines have been developed for equipment run-time, zone temperature variation, air-side economizers, and lighting controls. A routine that calculates statistics for each data set is available, and the UT has the ability to export data into other spreadsheet or analysis tools if necessary.

A special timesaving feature of the UT is its ability to give you meaningful calculations in spite of inconsistent or flawed raw data. For instance, it reconciles data from loggers whose recording intervals differ, and it compensates for calibration errors. The UT thus solves the real-world problems that often arise in data collection, which then makes your original data set more useful. The resulting UT output fits smoothly into your spreadsheet, and this can save you hours of extra effort.