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Usb_tc08_legacy_get_cold_junction – Omega Speaker Systems 8 Channel Thermocouple USB Data Acquisition Module TC-08 User Manual

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Technical reference

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3.3.4.4

usb_tc08_legacy_get_cold_junction

short usb_tc08_legacy_get_cold_junction
(

long * temp,
short handle

)

This routine retrieves a cold junction temperature reading. This can also be achieved
by passing

channel = 0

to

usb_tc08_get_temp

. Temperatures are returned in

hundredths of a degree Celsius. Normally, you do not need to worry about the cold
junction temperature, as the driver automatically uses it to compensate
thermocouples. You can, however, use it as an indication of ambient temperature.

Arguments

handle

Specifies USB TC-08 unit.

temp

Pointer to a location where the temperature reading is to be
stored.

Returns

0

Use

usb_tc08_get_last_error

.

1

Retrieval of cold junction temperature reading successful.