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USB-TEMP User's Guide  

Specifications 

5-9 

Screw terminal pin out 

Table 5-20. Screw terminal pin out 

Pin Signal 

Name 

Pin Description 

Pin 

Signal 
Name 

Pin Description 

I1+ 

CH0/CH1 current excitation source 

27 

I4- 

CH6/CH7 current excitation return 

2 NC 

 

28 GND 

 

C0H 

CH0 sensor input (+) 

29 

C7L 

CH7 sensor input (

-

4 C0L 

CH0 sensor input (

-

30 

C7H 

CH7 sensor input (+) 

4W01 

CH0/CH1 4-wire, 2 sensor common 

31 

IC67 

CH6/CH7 2 sensor common 

IC01 

CH0/CH1 2-sensor common 

32 

4W67 

CH6/CH7 4-wire, 2 sensor common 

C1H 

CH1 sensor input (+) 

33 

C6L 

CH6 sensor input (

-

8 C1L 

CH1 sensor input (

-

34 

C6H 

CH6 sensor input (+) 

9 GND 

 

35 NC 

 

10 

I1- 

CH0/CH1 current excitation return 

36 

I4+ 

CH6/CH7 current excitation source 

 

 

 

 
CJC sensor 

 

 

 
CJC sensor 

 

11 

I2+ 

CH2/CH3 current excitation source 

37 

I3- 

CH4/CH5 current excitation return 

12 NC 

 

38 GND 

 

13 

C2H 

CH2 sensor input (+) 

39 

C5L 

CH5 sensor input (

-

14 C2L 

CH2 sensor input (

-

40 

C5H 

CH5 sensor input (+) 

15 

4W23 

CH2/CH3 4-wire, 2 sensor common 

41 

IC45 

CH4/CH5 2 sensor common 

16 

IC23 

CH2/CH3 2 sensor common 

42 

4W45 

CH4/CH5 4-wire, 2 sensor common 

17 

C3H 

CH3 sensor input (+) 

43 

C4L 

CH4 sensor input (

-

18 C3L 

CH3 sensor input (

-

44 

C4H 

CH4 sensor input (+) 

19 GND 

 

45 NC 

 

20 

I2- 

CH2/CH3 current excitation return 

46 

I3+ 

CH4/CH5 current excitation source 

21 +5V 

+5V 

output 

47 +5V 

+5V 

output 

22 GND 

 

48 GND 

 

23 

DIO0 

Digital Input/Output  

49 

DIO7 

Digital Input/Output 

24 

DIO1 

Digital Input/Output  

50 

DIO6 

Digital Input/Output 

25 

DIO2 

Digital Input/Output  

51 

DIO5 

Digital Input/Output 

26 

DIO3 

Digital Input/Output  

52 

DIO4 

Digital Input/Output 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for USB-TEMP

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...USB TEMP Measurement Advantage brand USB based High Precision 8 Channel Temperature Measurement Module User s Guide Document Revision 2 March 2005 Copyright 2005 Measurement Computing Corporation...

Page 3: ...workmanship for the life of the product Products found defective are repaired or replaced promptly Lifetime Harsh Environment Warranty We will replace any product manufactured by Measurement Computing...

Page 4: ...respective owners Information furnished by Measurement Computing Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by Measurement Computing Corporation neither f...

Page 5: ...pter 3 Sensor Connections 3 1 Screw terminal pin out 3 1 Sensor input terminals C0H C0L to C7H C7L 3 2 Current excitation output terminals I1 to I4 3 2 Four wire two sensor common terminals 4W01 to 4W...

Page 6: ...uple measurement accuracy 5 3 Semiconductor sensor measurement accuracy 5 3 RTD measurement accuracy 5 4 Thermistor measurement accuracy 5 4 Throughput rate 5 5 Digital input output 5 6 Memory 5 6 Mic...

Page 7: ...italic text Italic text indicates the names of manuals and help topic titles and to emphasize a word or phrase For example The InstaCal installation procedure is explained in the DAQ Software Quick St...

Page 8: ......

Page 9: ...r sensor categories Thermocouple types J K R S T N E and B Resistance temperature detectors RTDs 2 3 or 4 wire measurements of 100 platinum RTDs Thermistors 2 3 or 4 wire measurements Semiconductor te...

Page 10: ...ensor I O Isolator 500 V Isolation Barrier USB Micro USB SPI Isolated DC DC USB 5V 12 12 8 DIO Figure 1 1 USB TEMP functional block diagram Software features The following software ships with the USB...

Page 11: ...switches to set or interrupts to configure You can connect the USB TEMP before or after you install the software and without powering down your computer first When you connect an HID to your system y...

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Page 13: ...ems should be included with your shipment USB TEMP USB cable 2 meter length Software The Measurement Computing Data Acquisition Software CD contains the following software InstaCal installation calibr...

Page 14: ...tention of Tech Support Email techsupport measurementcomputing com Installing the software Refer to the DAQ Software Quick Start for instructions on installing the software on the Measurement Computin...

Page 15: ...ions are loaded on power up Default configuration The factory default configuration is Disabled The Disabled mode disconnects the analog inputs from the terminal blocks and internally grounds all of t...

Page 16: ......

Page 17: ...w terminal pin out The USB TEMP has four rows of screw terminals two rows on the top edge of the housing and two rows on the bottom edge Each row has 26 connections Between each bank of screw terminal...

Page 18: ...output 47 5V 5V output 22 GND Ground 48 GND Ground 23 DIO0 Digital Input Output 49 DIO7 Digital Input Output 24 DIO1 Digital Input Output 50 DIO6 Digital Input Output 25 DIO2 Digital Input Output 51 D...

Page 19: ...to eight digital I O lines to the screw terminals labeled DIO0 to DIO7 Each terminal is software configurable for input or output CJC sensors The USB TEMP has two built in high resolution temperature...

Page 20: ...ilt in current excitation sources I1 to I4 for measuring resistive type sensors Each current excitation terminal is dedicated to one channel pair The USB TEMP makes two three and four wire measurement...

Page 21: ...e made internally When configured for two wire mode both sensors must be connected to obtain proper measurements Three wire configuration A three wire configuration compensates for lead wire resistanc...

Page 22: ...Figure 3 6 and Figure 3 7 You can configure the USB TEMP with either a single sensor per channel or two sensors per channel pair Four wire single sensor A four wire single sensor connected to the firs...

Page 23: ...floating point value in either voltage or temperature Digital I O connections You can connect up to eight digital I O lines to the screw terminals labeled DIO0 to DIO7 You can configure each digital b...

Page 24: ......

Page 25: ...algorithm automatically corrects for the additional thermocouples created at the terminal blocks by subtracting the calculated cold junction voltage from the analog input s thermocouple voltage measur...

Page 26: ...rature value The measurement is returned by software as a 32 bit floating point value in a voltage resistance or temperature format Data linearization An on board microcontroller automatically perform...

Page 27: ...or the various sensor categories Semiconductor sensor 0 to 2 5 V Absolute maximum input voltage C0x through C7x relative to GND pins 9 19 28 38 25V power on 40 V power off Input impedance 5 Gigohm min...

Page 28: ...of temperature sensor Mixing different sensor types of the same category such as a type J thermocouple on channel 0 and a type T thermocouple on channel 1 is valid Note 2 Channel configuration informa...

Page 29: ...bove assumes the screw terminals are at the same temperature as the CJC sensor Errors shown do not include inherent thermocouple error Please contact your thermocouple supplier for details on the actu...

Page 30: ...cross the current excitation Ix pins which is the sum of the RTD resistance and the lead resistances Note 10 For accurate three wire compensation the individual lead resistances connected to the Ix pi...

Page 31: ...the total resistance across the current excitation Ix pins which is the sum of the thermistor resistance and the lead resistances Note 13 For accurate three wire compensation the individual lead resis...

Page 32: ...ut low voltage IOL 2 5 mA 0 7 V max Output high voltage IOH 2 5 mA 3 8 V min Note 15 All ground pins on the USB TEMP pins 9 19 28 38 are common and are isolated from earth ground If a connection is ma...

Page 33: ...re root port hubs All externally powered root port hubs desktop PC s provide up to 500 mA of current for a USB device Battery powered root port hubs provide 100 mA or 500 mA depending upon the manufac...

Page 34: ...tion outputs are automatically configured based on the sensor thermistor or RTD selected Environmental Table 5 17 Environmental specifications Operating temperature range 0 to 70 C Storage temperature...

Page 35: ...current excitation source CJC sensor CJC sensor 11 I2 CH2 CH3 current excitation source 37 I3 CH4 CH5 current excitation return 12 NC 38 GND 13 C2H CH2 sensor input 39 C5L CH5 sensor input 14 C2L CH2...

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