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B&B Electronics TCDA Manual

Manual is about: K-type Thermocouple Amplifier

Summary of TCDA

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    Documentation number tcda0997 manual cover page b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 k-type thermocouple amplifier model tcda documentation number tcda0997 this product designed and manufactured in ottawa, illinois usa of domestic and imported pa...

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    Documentation number tcda0997 manual table of contents i b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 table of contents chapter 1: introduction ..................................................................... 1 f eatures ...............................

  • Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Documentation number tcda0997 manual 1 b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 chapter 1: introduction features the tcda is a thermocouple amplifier that can be used with b&b electronics’ data acquisition modules to measure temperature using a pc. T...

  • Page 4: Software

    2 documentation number tcda0997 manual b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 software software used with b&b electronics’ sdaxx, spda and adio12 modules to control the tcda module is included with the tcda. This software is very similar to the sof...

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    Documentation number tcda0997 manual 3 b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 chapter 2: thermocouple overview to understand the operation of the tcda it is necessary to understand the basic construction of the thermocouple. A thermocouple consists...

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    4 documentation number tcda0997 manual b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 the error caused by the thermocouple non-linearity over the -50 ° c to 200 ° c range is relatively small, so it is ignored in the factory calibration of the tcda. If more...

  • Page 7: Chapter 3: Connections

    Documentation number tcda0997 manual 5 b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 chapter 3: connections overview this chapter will discuss the connections required to operate the tcda thermocouple amplifier. Connections between the a/d converter and t...

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    6 documentation number tcda0997 manual b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 figure 3.1: tcda connections note: a 12vdc power supply must be connected to the tcda’s 2.5mm power jack. 1. ------- denotes that pin is not used. 2. Pin 17 and 18 are in...

  • Page 9: Chapter 4: Calibration

    Documentation number tcda0997 manual 7 b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 chapter 4: calibration overview the standard tcda module is calibrated at the factory for a temperature range of -50 ° c to 200 ° c. With a resolution of 20mv/ ° c and an...

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    8 documentation number tcda0997 manual b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 1. Remove the cover from the tcda module. 2. Connect thermocouple to terminal blocks t1+ and t1- as described in chapter 3 (t2+ and t2- for channel 2). 3. Plug power supp...

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    Documentation number tcda0997 manual 9 b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 1. Remove the cover from tcda module. 2. Connect thermocouple to terminal blocks t1+ and t1- as described in chapter 3 (t2+ and t2- for channel 2). 3. 4. Plug power suppl...

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    Documentation number tcda0997 manual 11 b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 chapter 5: voltage-to-temperature in standard tcda modules the low temperature is -50 ° c and the high temperature is 200 ° c. These temperatures correspond to an output...

  • Page 13: Chapter 6: Software

    Documentation number tcda0997 manual 13 b&b electronics -- po box 1040 -- ottawa, il 61350 ph (815) 433-5100 -- fax (815) 433-5104 chapter 6: software included with the tcda module is a diskette with software examples written in borland c++, borland pascal and microsoft® quickbasic v4.5. These dos-b...