History of B+S MULTIDATA
Technological leadership and customer orientation have been responsible for our success. Below the milestones of our developments:
| 2022 | 40 years of B+S MULTIDATA |
| 2017 | 35 years of B+S MULTIDATA |
| 2016 | Introduction of the decentralized battery buffering xDS-P in sub-systems MDS and EDS |
| 2014 | Closing of a framework contract with a major commercial vehicle manufacturer |
| 2012 | 30 years of B+S MULTIDATA |
| 2011 | Introduction of the sub-systems in X-form factor for doubling the number of channels per sub-system |
| Introduction of the universal module UNI with 16 channels | |
| 2010 | Introduction of the new universal module UNI with 8 channels |
| 2009 | Introduction of the enhanced strain gage module STG with digital filters and higher sampling rate |
| 2007 | 25 years of B+S MULTIDATA |
| 2004 | Strategic opening of the B+S INTEGRA platform for software packages like MATLAB, DASYLab and µ-LAB |
| Development of the new high speed STG module | |
| 2003 | ME5 software version 2.0 – data acquisition under Windows XP |
| Restructuring and foundation of BS² MULTIDATA GmbH | |
| 2002 | Introduction of the windows-based software ME5 version 1.0 |
| 20 years of B+S MULTIDATA | |
| 1999 | Development of a whole range of modules for the INTEGRA system family (ANA-ISO, ICP®, MICP, LVDT, …) |
| Introduction of the M3 INTEGRA system – mobile, modular extendable pc-based data acquisition system with 100s of analog and 1000s of digital channels | |
| 1997 | First M3 system, the predecessor of the INTEGRA system with Pentium processor; modular design |
| 1996 | MULTIDATA I-F and MULTIDATA I-F SIG – miniature data acquisition systems for PC connection, 8 analogue channels |
| 1995 | Development of extension systems EDS (Extended Docking Station) for the M II-family |
| 1993 | Introduction of the industrial notebook based family MULTIDATA II-F/I; all aluminum housing, extended module concept, counter and thermocouple modules, 32 channels and 250 kHz |
| 1992 | Introduction of notebook based systems MULTIDATA II-F/N, using the docking station principle with detachable computers, 32 channels and 250 kHz |
| First sales activities in the US and Asia | |
| 10 years of B+S MULTIDATA | |
| 1991 | MULTIDATA IV-2/F – measurement systems for lab applications resp. mobile applications; 5 resp. 10 slots for measurement cards (analogue, thermo and STG signals) |
| 1990 | First sales activities in France, followed by other European countries |
| 1987 | M II-F/T12 – first PC-based data acquisiton system based on a Toshiba laptop with 8 channels |
| 1985 | MULTIDATA III-F – data acquisition system with electroluminiscent flat screen, developed for field applications of slow signals and transient events |
| 1984 | First B+S data acquisition system MULTIDATA III with MC 68000 processor, 32 analog channels and 2 MB dynamic RAM for laboratory applications of slow signals and transient events |
| 1982 | Foundation of B+S Software & Messtechnik GmbH by physicist Dr. R. Badman and electrical engineer H. Schwanke |