- Omega 8 Channel Thermocouple USB Data Acquisition Module User's Guide

Introduction

1.1

Overview

The USB TC-08 is a temperature and voltage logger designed to support multiple

thermocouples. With the accompanying TC-08 software, the unit can be used with any

laptop or PC running Windows XP SP2 or Vista. If you are technically-minded and

want to tailor the product to a particular application, you can write your own programs

with the supplied driver.

The driver provides cold junction compensation for thermocouples. The TC-08

software supports up to 20 USB TC-08 devices and the driver can support more (as

many as 64, if you have a high-specification PC).

This manual describes the physical and electrical properties of the USB TC-08, and

provides an explanation of how to use the software drivers. For information on the

USB TC-08 software, please consult the software help file.

1.2

Installing the driver

The driver is installed automatically when you install the TC-08 software.

Alternatively, you can download the driver from our website at http://www.omega.com

1.3

Connecting the USB TC-08

Please note: do not connect the USB TC-08 until you have installed the

software and restarted your PC.

To begin using the USB TC-08, connect it to the USB port on your computer using the

cable provided. Next, connect a thermocouple to one of the thermocouple input

connectors. To complete the installation, select the USB TC-08 unit and thermocouple

type in the TC-08 software as follows:

1. Start up the TC-08 Recorder

2. Select New Settings from the File menu.

The Recording dialog box appears:

3. Click the OK button.

The Sampling Rate dialog box appears