Measurement Computing USB-TEMP-AI - Manual (Page 10)

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Chapter 3
Signal I/O Connections
Screw terminal pinout
The device screw terminals are identified in Figure 2. Between screw terminals 10 and 11 is the integrated CJC
sensor used for thermocouple measurements.
Figure 2. USB-TEMP-AI screw terminal pin numbers
Use 16 AWG to 30 AWG wire for your signal connections.
Tighten screw terminal connections
When making connections to the screw terminals, be sure to tighten the screw until tight. Simply touching the
top of the screw terminal is not sufficient to make a proper connection.
Voltage input terminals (±V0H/V0L to ±V3H/V3L)
You can connect up to four voltage inputs to the voltage channels (V0H/V0L to V3H/V3L). The input range is
software programmable for ±10 V, ±5 V, ±2.5 V, or ±1.25 V. Each voltage channel is software configurable for
differential or single-ended mode.
When connecting differential inputs to floating input sources, you must provide a DC return path from each
differential input to ground. One way to do this is to connect a resistor from one side of each of the differential
inputs to GND. A value of approximately 100 kΩ can be used for most applications.
Caution! All ground pins are common and isolated from earth ground. If a connection is made to earth
ground when using digital I/O and conductive thermocouples, the thermocouples are no longer
isolated. In this case, thermocouples must not be connected to any conductive surfaces that may be
referenced to earth ground.