Tbktcconvert, Tbktcsetup – Measurement Computing TempBook rev.3.0 User Manual

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tbkTCConvert

DLL Function

tbkTcConvert (uint *counts, uint scans ,int *temp, uint ntemp);

tbkTCConvert(unsigned _far *counts, unsigned scans, int _far *temp, unsigned
ntemp);

QuickBASIC

BtbkTCConvert% (counts%, ByVal scans%, temp%, ByVal ntemp%)

Visual Basic

VBtbkTCConvert% (counts%(), ByVal scans%, temp%(), ByVal ntemp%)

Turbo Pascal

tbkTCConvert(counts:WordP; scans:word; temp:DataP; ntemp:word):integer;

Parameters

uint *counts

Raw A/D data from one or more scans

uint scans

Number of scans of raw data in counts

int * temp

Variable array to hold converted temperatures

uint ntemp

Size of temperature array

Returns

TerrTCE_NOSETUP

- Setup was not called

TerrTCE_PARAM

- Param out of range

TerrNoError

- No Error

See Also

tbkTCSetup, tbkTCSetupConvert

Program References

None

tbkTCConvert

takes raw A/D readings and converts them to temperature readings in tenths of

degrees Celsius. Note: Total number of conversions (scan * chans/scan) must be less than 32 K.

tbkTCSetup

DLL Function

tbkTCSetup(uint nscan, uint cjcPosition, uint ntc , uint tcType, uchar
bipolar, uint avg);

tbkTCSetup(unsigned nscan, unsigned cjcPosition, unsigned ntc, unsigned
tcType, unsigned char bipolar, unsigned avg);

QuickBASIC

BtbkTCSetup% (ByVal nscan%, ByVal cjcPosition%, ByVal ntc%, ByVal tcType%,
ByVal bipolar%, ByVal avg%)

Visual Basic

VBtbkTCSetup% (ByVal nscan%, ByVal cjcPosition%, ByVal ntc%, ByVal tcType%,
ByVal bipolar%, ByVal avg%)

Turbo Pascal

tbkTCSetup(nscan, cjcPosition, ntc, tcType:word; bipolar:byte;
avg:word):integer;

Parameters

uint nscan

Number of readings in a scan.
Valid range: 1- 512

uint cjcPosition

Position of CJC reading within a scan.
Valid range: 0 - (nscan-1)
2 -(nscan-1), if auto-zeroing is used.

uint ntc

Number of thermocouples immediately following CJC.
Valid range: 1 - (nscan-cjcposition-1)

uint tcType

Type of thermocouple (see table at end of chapter for valid types)

uint bipolar

Zero for unipolar, non-zero for bipolar.

uint avg

Type of averaging to be used.

Returns

TerrTCE_PARAM

- Parameter out of range

TerrTCE_TYPE

- Invalid thermocouple type