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4 CHANNEL TEMPERATURE MEASURING SYSTEM
WITH USB-INTERFACE CON-TSIC-LABKIT-USB
WINDOWS-Software RECORDER
With the help of this program, which is covered in
the scope of supply, the measured values can be
received through the USB-interface and displayed
on the PC. The displayed file is compatible with
any desired spreadsheet program, with which it is
possible to further process, statistically evaluate or
visualise the measurement data.
In addition, the PC-Software also determines the
minimum, maximum and average value from the
measured values.
System requirements: Windows 98, 2000 or XP,
RS232 or USB-interface. Generally, older PCs are
also suitable.
Important hint: First connect the USB-Version to
the PC after installing the software. This simplifies
driver installation and enables "Plug&Play" feature.
Installation: A detailed installation instruction is
provided on the CD, which automatically gets
started on inserting the CD (prerequisites: Internet-
Explorer 5.0 or higher). Follow these instructions
for installation.
Manual Installation: Insert the enclosed CD into
your drive and select "Run" in the start-menu and
then browse to select the file 'setup.exe' under the
path LW:\software\RECORDER\TEMPLOG\disk1.
Then follow the instructions of the installation
program.
First time operation: Connect the temperature
measuring system to the USB-interface of a PC.
After first time run of the software, go to menu
option "settings" and select device type as "TSIC-
LABKIT" and also select the type of interface to be
used under "connections" (Note: For USB-version,
mention the virtual COM-port specified during
driver installation). The remaining settings (Data
rate, Parity, Start and Stop bit) are automatically
selected and need not be changed. If the connec-
tion is established, the data communication
appears on the terminal window. Then select
"Close". The current settings will be stored..
If you are not able to establish data link between
PC and the measuring probe, then first please
check the USB cable connection to the PC. Further
information on debugging is available under FAQ´s
on the CD or at our Homepage under SUPPORT.
Data recording: First activate all the hooked up
measurement channels that are to be recorded. In
'Text 1' and 'Text 2', you can enter a description,
which has to appear as heading on the top of data
file. The data is recorded in a file, which is
declared as path in the 'Start' button. The
recording begins with the 'Start' button.
EXCEL™: The created file is compatible with
CSV-Format. In order to display the measured
data, you can use graphic tools, for example, the
diagram-assistant. However, other programs can
also be used to graphically represent or evaluate
the measured data.
Internal data transfer
The communication between PC and measuring
probe takes place serially by means of a COM port
emulation. Therefore, it is very simple to link the
measurements to our own software, programming
knowledge presupposed.
For the used USB UART FTDI 232, drivers are
available for Linux, MAC or even PDAs. Further in-
formation is available on website of the manufac-
turer www.ftdichip.com
The interface works on a data rate of 4800 Baud, 8
Data bits, No parity and one Stopbit. Further infor-
mation on data protocol can be downloaded from
our homepage.
Further application areas
Although the product is primarily intended as a
Evaluation Kit for the innovative temperature-
sensors TSic™, it also represents as a fully
featured and efficient multiple channel temperature
measuring system which can also provide valuable
services in the laboratory applications.