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Data logger products and how to use them.

Three Easy Steps for Stand-alone Data Logging Using a DI-71x Data Logger

Data Logger > Stand Alone Configure Connect a Data Logger to the USB or Ethernet port of your PC and run the provided set up software. Configure the data logger for your specific requirements in the following ways: Enable or disable specific analog channels in any order. For enabled channels define input configuration (single-ended or Read More

How To Determine 4-20 mA Loop Load

Data Acquisition > Current Additional Reading: 4-20 mA Shunt Resistor and Current Loop Data Acquisition Products Process current (4-20 mA) measurements are popular with DATAQ Instruments’ customers, and that often leads to some interesting application questions. One of the better ones relates to how many process current instruments can be connected to a single current Read More

How to Make Safe and Accurate Thermocouple Measurements Using Isolated Instrumentation

Data Acquisition > Thermocouple > DI-1000TC Thermocouples are the most widely used devices for temperature measurements. They are: Rugged; Inexpensive; Simply constructed (welded wires composed of dissimilar metals); Used to measure temperature ranges spanning thousands of degrees; Fast in their response to changes in temperature. But these attractive characteristics do not come without a price. Read More

What You Really Need to Know About Sample Rate

Data Acquisition > Software > WinDaq By and large discussions of sample rate are like watching paint dry. Do we really have to get into the details? After all, everyone knows that you only need to sample at twice the frequency of your signal of interest to get good results, right? If you answered “right!” Read More

Bandwidth and DI-8B/DI-5B Series Signal Conditioning Modules

Data Acquisition > Mixed Measurements Suppose you’re browsing the DATAQ web site looking for a DI-8B series, analog voltage module to acquire a 10V peak-to-peak, 100Hz waveform. You come across the DI-8B31-02. It’s an analog voltage module; it has a full scale measurement range of ±5V, perfect. Not so fast! The DI-8B31-02 has a bandwidth Read More

USB or Ethernet: Which Do I Choose?

Data Acquisition > USB or Ethernet When deciding between a USB and Ethernet interface, it’s important to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of both. In this application note I’ll outline the benefits (and drawbacks) of each interface; helping you to choose the best product for you’re application. When it comes to an instrument with a Read More

USB-to-Ethernet Adapters

Data Acquisition > Ethernet USB-to-Ethernet adapters make it possible to connect a DI-720/730 EN-B product to your PC via USB 2.0. These affordable, easy to install adapters are ideal for customers who either don’t have an available Ethernet port or are more comfortable connecting via USB. Installation takes 60 seconds or less and once installed Read More

4-20 mA Current Loop Data Acquisition

Data Acquisition > Current Additional Reading: 4-20 mA Shunt Resistor and Current Loop Data Acquisition Products One of the most common industrial measurements is 4-20 mA current loop data acquisition. Electrical noise, present in most industrial settings, makes measuring a sensor/transducer output as a voltage impractical—especially over long distances. The solution is to transmit the Read More

How To Connect and Calibrate Thermocouples Using DI-8B47 Series Amplifiers

Data Acquisition > Thermocouple Thanks to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), thermocouple wire is color coded to indicate thermocouple type and polarity. This takes the guesswork out of connecting thermocouple wires to your DI-718B, DI-718Bx, or DI-788. In this example, we’ll show you how to connect and calibrate a K-type thermocouple using a DI-718B, Read More

Six Ways To Deploy Model DI-71X Ethernet Data Loggers and Data Acquisition Systems

Data Acquisition > Ethernet Introduction Of all the ways you can connect a data logger or data acquisition system to a PC, none is more flexible, or offers more exciting possibilities than Ethernet. This application note explores six approaches to deploying Ethernet versions of our DI-71X Data Logger products (DI-710, -715B, -718B). I hope that Read More