Measurement Computing CIO-DAS-TC - Manual (Page 5)

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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide ....................................................................................................................... 6
What you will learn from this user's guide ......................................................................................................... 6
Where to find more information ......................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1
Introducing the CIO-DAS-TC Board .................................................................................................... 7
Overview: CIO-DAS-TC features ...................................................................................................................... 7
Software features ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 2
Installing the CIO-DAS-TC ................................................................................................................... 8
What comes with your CIO-DAS-TC shipment? ............................................................................................... 8
Hardware ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Optional components ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Unpacking the CIO-DAS-TC ............................................................................................................................. 9
Installing the software ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Setting the base address switch ........................................................................................................................... 9
Installing the hardware ..................................................................................................................................... 10
Connecting the board for I/O operations .......................................................................................................... 10
Connectors, cables – main I/O connector ........................................................................................................................ 10
Pin out – main I/O connector ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Field wiring, signal termination and conditioning ........................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 3
Functional Details ............................................................................................................................... 12
CIO-DAS-TC Block diagram ........................................................................................................................... 12
CIO-STA-TC screw terminal adapter board ..................................................................................................... 12
Open thermocouple detection .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Theory of operation .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Isolated analog inputs ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Processing and control ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Process flow ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Chapter 4
Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Analog input ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
Accuracy and resolution .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................................................... 16
Crystal Oscillator .............................................................................................................................................. 16
CIO-STA-TC adapter ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Calibration error ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Linearity error ................................................................................................................................................... 17
Power consumption .......................................................................................................................................... 17
Environmental................................................................................................................................................... 17
Main connector and pin-out .............................................................................................................................. 17