Chapter 1
Hardware Features
Data Translation provides a number of USB instruments to meet your measurement needs,
including the following:
• TEMPpoint – a family of temperature measurement instruments
• VOLTpoint – a family of voltage measurement instruments
• MEASURpoint – a family of mixed temperature and voltage measurement instruments
All of these instruments support Version 2.0 and 1.1 of the USB bus.
The following sections summarize the features of the TEMPpoint, VOLTpoint, and
MEASURpoint USB instruments.
TEMPpoint Features
TEMPpoint instruments include the following models: DT9871U, DT9871, and DT9872.
Figure 1
The key features of TEMPpoint instruments are as follows:
• DT9871U and DT9871:
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shows a DT9871U instrument.
Figure 1: TEMPpoint Instrument
Configurable analog input channels for thermocouple or differential voltage inputs;
easy-access jacks for each channel for quick wiring
One CJC (cold junction compensation) input for each thermocouple channel