Section 7: Scanning temperature at a set time interval
DMM6500 6½ Digit Multimeter User's Manual
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DMM6500-900-01Rev. A / April 2018
Sample temperatures at a specific time interval
This example application uses the DMM6500 to scan a set of channels, measuring temperature at a
fixed interval. You can control the instrument from the front panel or over the remote interface using
SCPI code or TSP code. For information about setting up remote communications, see
(on page 3-1).
For this application, you will:
•
Power on the instrument.
•
Configure channels two through ten to measure temperature using Type K thermocouples and
the internal reference junction.
•
Use the Scan menu to set up a temperature scan of channels two to ten that occurs every minute
for 24 hours, a total of 1440 scans.
Using the front panel
To set up the application through the front panel:
1. Press the
POWER
button on the front panel to turn on the instrument.
2. Select the
REAR
terminals.
3. Swipe to the SCAN screen, then select
Build Scan.
The SCAN screen opens.
4. Select the
+
button.
5. Select channels 2 through 10 and select
OK.
6. From the Function menu, select
Temperature.
7. On the Settings tab, select the following:
Transducer:
TC
Thermocouple:
Type K
Unit:
Celsius
NPLC:
1
8. Select the Scan tab
9. Set the
Scan Count to 1440
(24 hours * 60 minutes).
10. Set Interval Between Scans to
60 s
.
11. Set Export to USB to
After Each Scan
from the list of options.
12. Select Filename, enter
scan24hr,
and select
OK
to accept.
13. Select
OK
to accept the remaining File Content settings.
14. Select
Power Loss Restart
and select
On
.
15. You can now start your scan in one of two ways:
a. Select the
Start
icon on the SCAN screen.
b. Press the
TRIGGER
key and select a measurement state. Choose
Initiate Scan
to start the scan.
16. Select
View Scan Status
to go to the SCAN swipe on the HOME screen.
