Instructions
UM-0085-B09  DT80 Range User Manual  Page 379 
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Part Q –  Reference   
DT80 Series Specifications 
Analog Inputs 
Max Number of Inputs 
Supported Measurement Types 
•  Voltage 
•  Current and 4-20mA current loop (internal or external shunt) 
•  Resistance (2, 3, 4 wire; max 1MΩ) 
•  Ratiometric resistance e.g. strain gauges (1/4, 1/2 or full bridges; current or voltage excited) 
•  Thermocouples: types B, C, D, E, G, J, K, N, R, S, T (internal or external reference junction sensor) 
•  RTDs (Pt, Ni, Cu) 
•  Thermistors (YS400xx series; generic thermistor scaling) 
•  IC temperature sensors (AD590 series, LM35 series, LM135 series) 
•  Frequency 
•  Vibrating wire strain gauges (DT80G/85G GeoLogger only) 
•  Carlson meters 
•  Logic state 
Input Ranges 
Input Type       
Range 
Resolution   
DC Voltage   
±30 mV 
0.00025 mV   
±300 mV 
0.0025 mV   
±3,000 mV 
0.025 mV 
±30 V 
0.00025 V   
±50 V 
0.0004 V   
DC Current   
 Internal Shunts (100Ω) 
±0.3 mA 
0.0000025 mA   
±3 mA 
0.000025 mA 
±30 mA 
0.00025 mA 
 External Shunts     
depends   on shunt 
depends   on shunt 
Resistance   
10 Ω 
0.00015 Ω 
100 Ω 
0.0015 Ω   
1,000 Ω 
0.015 Ω 
10,000 Ω 
0.15 Ω 
1,000,000 Ω 
15 Ω 
Frequency 
0.1 to 450,000 Hz 
0.0002%   
4-20mA   Current Loop   
0 to 100 %   
0.01% 
Temperature   
depends on sensor 
depends on sensor 
Strain Gauges and Bridges   
±10
4
 ppm
1 ppm     
±10
5
 ppm
10 ppm     
±10
6
 ppm
100 ppm     
Analog State   
0 or 1 
1 
Voltage Out 
10 to10,000 mV 
0.15mV 
Current Out 
0 to 20 mA 
0.0004 mA 
Input Type  DT81  DT82  DT80  DT85 
DT80 + 
5 x CEM20 
DT85 + 
16 x CEM20 
3-wire & 4-wire independent inputs 
1 
2 
5 
16 
100 
320 
2-wire independent inputs 
2 
4 
10 
32 
200 
640 
2-wire shared terminal inputs  3  6  15  48  300  960 










