Omega Speaker Systems 8 Channel Thermocouple USB Data Acquisition Module TC-08 - Manual (Page 5)

Introduction 1
1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
The USB TC-08 is a temperature and voltage logger designed to support multiple
thermocouples. With the accompanying TC-08 software, the unit can be used with any
laptop or PC running Windows XP SP2 or Vista. If you are technically-minded and
want to tailor the product to a particular application, you can write your own programs
with the supplied driver.
The driver provides cold junction compensation for thermocouples. The TC-08
software supports up to 20 USB TC-08 devices and the driver can support more (as
many as 64, if you have a high-specification PC).
This manual describes the physical and electrical properties of the USB TC-08, and
provides an explanation of how to use the software drivers. For information on the
USB TC-08 software, please consult the software help file.
1.2 Installing the driver
The driver is installed automatically when you install the TC-08 software.
Alternatively, you can download the driver from our website at
http://www.omega.com .
1.3 Connecting the USB TC-08
Please note: do not connect the USB TC-08 until you have installed the
software and restarted your PC.
To begin using the USB TC-08, connect it to the USB port on your computer using the
cable provided. Next, connect a thermocouple to one of the thermocouple input
connectors. To complete the installation, select the USB TC-08 unit and thermocouple
type in the TC-08 software as follows:
1. Start up the TC-08 Recorder
2. Select New Settings from the File menu.
The Recording dialog box appears:
3. Click the OK button.
The Sampling Rate dialog box appears