Owner manual

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 9 Manual No. M/98-211-A0701
I.6 Connections
The DV-III+ Rheometer is capable of communicating with several external devices to enhance
operation. The cables and connections required for proper communication are detailed below.
 RHEOLOADER SOFTWARE
DVP-80 cable is used to connect the RS232 serial port on the DV-III+ base to Com Port 1 or Com
Port 2 on the computer. This cable is supplied with the DV-III+.

RHEOCALC SOFTWARE
DVP-80 cable is used to connect the RS232 serial port on the DV-III+ base to Com Port 1 or Com
Port 2 on the computer. This cable is supplied with the RHEOCALC software.
 PARALLEL PRINTER
CAP-86 cable is used to connect the 25-pin parallel port on the DV-III+ base with the Centronics
port on the printer.

SERIAL PRINTER
DVP-81 cable is used to connect the 9-pin serial port on the DV-III+ with the 25-pin serial port on
a printer.
 THERMOSEL CONTROLLER, MODEL HT-106
TC-200/TC-500/TC-201P/TC-501P BATH, MODEL HT-107
DVP-141 cable is used to connect the serial port on the DV-III+ base to the serial port on the
controller. This cable is supplied with the controller/bath.
Be sure that the controller temperature probe is properly located in the control device (Thermosel
or bath) and connected to the controller.
Notes: 1. The controller may alternately communicate with Rheocalc V 2.0 soft-
ware. In this configuration, the controller is connected to the computer
through either Com Port 1 or Com Port 2. The DV-III+ is also connected
to a computer Com Port.
2. The controller must also be connected to the control device (Thermosel or
bath) with the appropriate load cable.
 STRIP CHART RECORDER
DVP-96Y cable is used to connect the serial port on the DV-III+ to the input block of the strip chart
recorder. This cable is supplied with a Brookfield strip chart recorder.