Thermocouple Measurement Example; Configure The Channels - Data Translation DT9828 User Manual

Thermocouple Measurement Example

The following steps describe how to use the QuickDAQ application to measure temperature
from thermocouple inputs.
This example uses a type J thermocouple connected to analog input channel 0 and a type T
thermocouple connected to analog input channel 1 of a DT9828 module.

Configure the Channels

Configure the channels as follows:
1. Configure each analog input channel by clicking the Configuration menu, and clicking
Input Channel Configuration, or by clicking the Input Channel Configuration toolbar
button (
2. Enable analog input channels 0 and 1 by clicking the checkbox under the Enable column.
3. Under the Channel Name column, enter a meaningful name for the channel.
For this example, enter Temp 1 for analog input channel 0 and Temp 2 for analog input channel 1.
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