Measurement Computing DaqTemp - Manual (Page 27)

DaqTemp User’s Manual 09-03-02 Making Signal Connections 3-1
Making Signal Connections 3
Connect the signal lines to the intended terminals on DaqTemp’s card-mounted terminal blocks for Digital
or Analog I/O, and/or to the chassis-mounted terminal blocks for thermocouple connections.
In regard to thermocouples …
• DaqTemp7 and DaqTemp7A provide input connections for channels 1 through 7.
• DaqTemp14 and DaqTemp14A provide input connections for channels 1 through 7 and
for channels 9 through 15.
DaqTemp7A and DaqTemp7, Internal Layout
DaqTemp14A and DaqTemp14, Internal Layout
Thermocouple wire is standardized, color-coded, and polarized, as noted in the following table. Note that
the DaqTemp T/C input connections are labeled “H” for Channel High (+) and “L” for Channel Low (-).
Thermocouple Standards
T/C
Type
(+) Lead to
Channel High
(-) Lead to
Channel Low
J White Red
K Yellow Red
T Blue Red
E Violet Red
N28 Orange Red
N14 Orange Red
S Black Red
R Black Red
B Gray Red
Card with Terminal Blocks for
Digital I/O and Analog I/O Terminal Blocks for
Thermocouples