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User’s Guide

High Accuracy PCI Thermocouple / Multifunction Data Acquisition Systems

OMB-1108-0901 rev 1.2

OMB-DAQTEMP Series

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It is the policy of OMEGA Engineering, Inc. to comply with all worldwide safety and EMC/EMI
regulations that apply. OMEGA is constantly pursuing certification of its products to the European New
Approach Directives. OMEGA will add the CE mark to every appropriate device upon certification.

The information contained in this document is believed to be correct, but OMEGA accepts no liability for any
errors it contains, and reserves the right to alter specifications without notice.
WARNING: These products are not designed for use in, and should not be used for, human applications.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Refer all service to qualified personnel. This symbol warns of possible personal injury or equipment damage under
noted conditions. Follow all safety standards of professional practice and the recommendations in this manual. Using
this equipment in ways other than described in this manual can present serious safety hazards or cause equipment
damage.

This warning symbol is used in this manual or on the equipment to warn of possible injury or death from electrical
shock under noted conditions.

This ESD caution symbol urges proper handling of equipment or components sensitive to damage from electrostatic
discharge. Proper handling guidelines include the use of grounded anti-static mats and wrist straps, ESD-protective
bags and cartons, and related procedures.

This symbol indicates the message is important, but is not of a Warning or Caution category. These notes can be of
great benefit to the user, and should be read.

In this manual, the book symbol always precedes the words “Reference Note.” This type of note identifies the location
of additional information that may prove helpful. References may be made to other chapters or other documentation.

Tips provide advice that may save time during a procedure, or help to clarify an issue. Tips may include additional
reference.

Specifications and Calibration

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Significant changes will be addressed in an addendum or revision to
the manual. As applicable, we calibrate our hardware to published specifications. Periodic hardware calibration is not
covered under the warranty and must be performed by qualified personnel as specified in this manual. Improper
calibration procedures may void the warranty.

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Your order was carefully inspected prior to shipment. When you receive your order, carefully
unpack all items from the shipping carton and check for physical signs of damage that may have
occurred during shipment. Promptly report any damage to the shipping agent and your sales
representative. Retain all shipping materials in case the unit needs returned to th e factory.

CAUTION

Using this equipment in ways other than described in this manual can cause
personal injury or equipment damage. Before setting up and using your
equipment, you should read all documentation that covers your system.
Pay special attention to Warnings and Cautions.

Note:

During software installation, Adobe

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PDF versions of user manuals will automatically

install onto your hard drive as a part of product support. The default location is in the
Programs group, which can be accessed from the Windows Desktop. Initial
navigation is as follows:

Start [Desktop “Start” pull-down menu]

⇒ Programs

⇒ Omega DaqX Software

You can also access the PDF documents directly from the data acquisition CD by using
the <View PDFs> button located on the opening screen.

Refer to the PDF documentation for details regarding both hardware and software.

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A copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader

is included on your CD. The Reader provides
a means of reading and printing the PDF documents. Note that hardcopy versions of
the manuals can be ordered from the factory.

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Manual Layout

Chapter 1 – Overview and Theory of Operation. Explains what DaqTemps are, the differences between

Chapter 2 – How to Install DaqTemp. Instructs the user on how to (1) install software, (2) install the

Chapter 3 – Making Signal Connections. This chapter uses illustrations to identify the screw-type

Chapter 4 – Software for DaqTemp Applications. Provides a brief introduction to out-of-the-box and

Chapter 5 – CE Compliance. Pertains to CE standards and conditions that are relevant to DaqTemps.

the four DaqTemp models, and discusses certain aspects of data acquisition in relation to DaqTemp,
as well as the theory of operation for each DaqTemp model.

DaqTemp PCI board, (3) configure the PCI board, (4) test the PCI board, and (5) connect the
DaqTemp module to its associated PCI board.

terminals that are associated with various signal types including, but not limited to, Digital I/O,
Analog I/O, and Thermocouples. The chapter includes a thermocouple standards color-reference
table for the following thermocouple types: J, K, T, E, N28, N14, S, R, and B. The chapter also
includes important notes pertaining to thermocouples.

icon-driven software that can be used with DaqTemp. The chapter includes reference notes to
associated pdf formatted documents which the user will need to refer to for detailed information.

The chapter includes CE Kit installation instructions.

Chapter 6 – Calibration. Discusses the use of the DaqCal application that is included as a part of

product support.

Chapter 7 – Specifications. Includes specifications for the four types of DaqTemps currently in

production. DaqTemp7, DaqTemp7A, DaqTemp14, and DaqTemp14A.

Glossary

Reference Note:

Page iv discusses additional documents that are of importance to DaqTemp Users.

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Table of Contents

1 – Overview and Theory of Operation

Features and General Information ……1-1
Scanning….1-5
Triggering …… 1-6
Theory of Operation …… 1-7

2 – How to Install DaqTemp

Step 1 – Install Software …… 2-2
Step 2 – Install the DaqTemp PCI Board …… 2-2
Step 3 – Configure the DaqTemp PCI Board …… 2-4
Step 4 – Test the DaqTemp PCI Board …… 2-5
Step 5 – Connect the DaqTemp Module to its PCI Board …… 2-6

3 – Making Signal Connections

4 – Software for DaqTemp Applications

5 – CE Compliance

Overview …… 5-1
CE Standards and Directives ……5-1
Safety Conditions ……5-2
Emissions/Immunity Conditions ……5-2
CE Cable Kit for DaqTemp …… 5-3

6 – Calibration

7 – Specifications

Glossary

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Overview and Theory of Operation 1

Features and General Information …… 1-1

Scanning…… 1-5
Triggering …… 1-6
Theory of Operation …… 1-7

Features and General Information

DaqTemps are reliable, accurate, and compact data acquisition solutions that evolved from a primary focus on
thermocouple applications. There are presently four DaqTemp systems. Each includes the following hardware
and software.

DaqTemp Hardware

DaqTemp Data Acquisition Module

DaqTemp PCI plug-in board

CA-195 Cable, 3 feet long

DaqTemp Software

DaqView

DaqViewXL

eZ-PostView

Drivers for LabVIEW, DASYLab, and Windows

DaqTemp’s Three Hardware Components

(Module, Cable, and PCI Board)

Card for Digital & Analog I/O T/C Terminal Block Card for Digital & Analog I/O T/C Terminal Block

P4

DaqTemp7 and DaqTemp7A Modules,

Internal Layout*

TC Voltage

Inputs Inputs Inputs Outputs Outputs I/O

DaqTemp7

DaqTemp7A

DaqTemp14

DaqTemp14A

7 7 420 24

7 7 422 24

14 7 4 2 0 24

14 7 4 2 4 24

DaqTemp14 and DaqTemp14A Modules,

DaqTemp Features

Counter/

Frequency

Timer/

Pulse Analo g Digital

P4

Internal Layout*

*Note: The following pages include larger illustrations of the DaqTemp Internal Layouts.

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Thermocouple Channels (

Each DaqTemp features on-board cold junction compensation (CJC) for direct measurement of type J,
K, T, E, N28, N14, S, R, and B thermocouples. The following table provides the temperature range for
each of these thermocouple types.

T/C Type J K T E N28 N14 S R B
Temperature
Range °C
Temperature
Range °F

DaqTemps are known mainly for their input of thermocouple signals. Up to seven thermocouples [channels
1 through 7] can be connected to a thermocouple terminal block located within the DaqTemp7 and
DaqTemp7A modules. Both the DaqTemp7 and DaqTemp7A use channel 0 for CJC (cold-junction
compensation).

Thermocouple Channel Connections for

DaqTemp7 and DaqTemp7A

CH1 - CH7, CH9 - CH15

Thermocouple Temperature Ranges

-200 to
760

-328 to
1400

-200 to
1200

-328 to
2192

-200 to
400

-328 to
752

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-270 to
650

-454 to
1202

-270 to
400

-454 to
752

0 to
1300

32 to
2372

-50 to
1768

-58 to
3214

-50 to
1768

-58 to
3214

50 to
1780

122 to
3236

Thermocouple Channel Connections for

DaqTemp14 and DaqTemp14A

Up to fourteen thermocouples can be connected to a thermocouple terminal block located within the
DaqTemp14 and DaqTemp14A modules. Channels 1 through 7 are used for the first seven thermocouples
and channels 9 through 15 for the second set of seven. Both the DaqTemp14 and DaqTemp14A use two
channels for CJC (cold-junction compensation). The CJC is measured on channels 0 and 8.

The DaqTemp PCI board has 8 differential analog inputs. One of these inputs is used to measure the
thermocouple channels, leaving the other 7 for general-purpose analog input measurement. The thermo­couple board has its own analog multiplexer that is driven by expansion channel address signals from the
PCI board. The multiplexer chooses one of 16 signals for measurement (14 thermocouple inputs and
2 CJC inputs.)

Note: Each DaqTemp thermocouple input channel can be configured for a fixed voltage gain of 100.

When in this mode, voltage can be measured in the range of ±100 mV.

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Differential Input Channels (

Each DaqTemp model has seven differential input channels for measuring voltage. The voltage channels
are labeled from 1H / 1L to 7H / 7L, with the “H” and “L” representing channel high and channel low.
The seven channels are located on the Analog I/O portion of the card.

Each differential input channel also has a current shunt resistor that can be user-installed. The resistor will
convert a current to a voltage, the voltage will then be measured by the DaqTemp PCI board. This is a
handy way to measure 4-20mA current loops or make current-based measurements in general. The right­hand figure shows how the resistors are connected to both the low-side and high-side of each differential
input. Note that R1 is matched to analog input 1, R2 to analog input 2, etc.

1H / 1L - 7H / 7L

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Differential Input Channels 1 and 2

with User-Installed Resistors

Analog Outputs (

The “A” model DaqTemps have Analog Output capability. DaqTemp7A has two digital-to-analog
converters. These are designated as DAC0 and DAC1. DaqTemp14A has four DACs designated as DAC0,
DAC1, DAC2, and DAC3. The DAC channel connections are represented in the above, left-hand figure.

Note that the same Digital and Analog I/O Terminal Block Card is used in all DaqTemp models, regardless
of the unit’s features. Because of this, the following should be realized:

Analog I/O Section of DaqTemp

Digital and Analog I/O Card

DAC0, DAC1, DAC2, and DAC3

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DAC2 and DAC3 do not apply to DaqTemp7A. However, the Digital and Analog I/O Terminal
Block Card includes connection labels for DAC2 and DAC3.

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Analog Outputs do not apply to DaqTemp7 or to DaqTemp14. However, the Digital and
Analog I/O Terminal Block Card includes connection labels for DAC0, DAC1, DAC2, and DAC3.

)

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24-Bit, General Purpose Digital I/O (

All DaqTemps have 24-bit, general purpose, digital I/O that can be used to directly control and monitor
24 digital I/O lines. The 24-bit digital I/O is divided into three 8-bit ports, which are labeled: A0-A7,
B0-B7, and C0-C7. Each port can be programmed as an 8-bit group for either input or output.

Digital I/O Section of DaqTemp Digital and Analog I/O Card

Channels A0 - A7, B0 - B7, and C0 - C7

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Frequency/Counter Inputs

Each DaqTemp has four frequency/counter inputs that can be used for counting pulses. A 16-bit counter,
capable of counting up to 65,536 TTL-level transitions, resides behind each counter input. These inputs are
labeled CNT0, CNT1, CNT2, and CNT3 on the Digital and Analog I/O Terminal Block Card, as indicated
in the preceding figure.

Each of the four counters is capable of accepting frequency inputs of up to 10 MHz. The counters can be
cascaded to 32-bits, allowing over four billion counts to be totalized. As with all other inputs, the counters
can be read asynchronously under program control, or synchronously as a part of an analog and digital scan
group.

16-Bit Timer Outputs

Two 16-bit timer outputs are built into every DaqTemp. Each timer-output can generate square waves
within a programmable frequency range of 16 Hz to 1 MHz. These outputs are labeled TMR0 and TMR1
on the Digital and Analog I/O Terminal Block Card, as indicated in the preceding figure.

Pacer Clock I/O

(A/ICLK and A/OCLK)

All DaqTemp models have two signals that can be used as inputs for externally clocking the acquisition and
analog output DACs. A TTL input can be applied to A/ICLK that will start a scan every time a rising edge
occurs on the applied TTL input. Likewise, a TTL input can be applied to A/OCLK that will update the
DAC outputs every time a rising edge occurs on the applied TTL input. The pacer clock connection points
are indicated in the preceding figure. When using the internal pacer clock generator, the A/ICLK and the
A/OCLK can each be programmed as an output.

(TMR0 and TMR1)

(CNT0, CNT1, CNT2, and CNT3)

Hardware Trigger Input

All DaqTemp models have a TTLTRG input that can be used to trigger the start of an acquisition. The
connection point is indicated in the preceding figure.

Power Output

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(+5V, DGND)

All DaqTemp models have a power output connection on the Digital and Analog IO card. The power
supplied has a voltage of 5V (+/-10%) and is sourced from the computer where the DaqTemp PCI board is
installed. No more than 500mA should be sourced out of this connection. See the preceding figure for the
power output connection points.

(TTLTRG)

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Scanning

Every DaqTemp has an on-board scan sequencer that permits the user to select any combination of up to
512 channel/range combinations. The sequencer scans all channels contained in the sequence at the rate of
5 µs/channel, thereby minimizing the time-skew from channel-to-channel. The user can also set the time
between scan groups, from 0 to 6 hours. In addition to scanning analog inputs, the sequencer can scan
digital inputs and counter inputs.

DaqTemp Scanning Example

(1) Channels can be sampled dynamically by the sequencer.

(2) Gain can be programmed, for each channel, dynamically by the sequencer.

(3) Unipolar or Bipolar operation can be programmed, for each channel, dynamically by the sequencer.

(4) Thermocouples can be of the following types: J, K, T, E, N28, N14, S, R, B

(5) Counter Inputs [any of four] can be scanned along with the analog and digital inputs.

(6) Digital Input Ports can be sampled along with Analog Inputs.

The DaqTemp PCI board’s 512-location scan sequencer allows you to select each channel and associated
input amplifier gain. All channels are scanned at 200 kHz (5 µs/channel). In addition, the digital and
frequency inputs can be scanned using the same scan sequencer employed for analog inputs, enabling the
time correlation of acquired digital data to acquired analog data. The PCI board permits each scan group,
which can contain up to 512 channel/gain combinations, to be repeated immediately or at programmable
intervals of up to 6 hours. Within each scan group, consecutive channels are measured at a fixed rate of
5 µs per channel, or 10 µs per channel

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Triggering

Triggering can be the most critical aspect of acquiring data. The DaqTemp PCI Board supports a full
complement of trigger modes to accommodate a wide variety of applications.

Hardware Analog Triggering. Many data acquisition products claim analog triggering, but rely on the
PC to take readings and make a decision, which leads to uncertain and potentially long latencies. The
DaqTemp PCI Board uses true analog triggering, whereby the trigger level programmed by the user, sets an
analog DAC, which is then compared in hardware to the analog input level on the selected channel. The
result is analog trigger latency that is guaranteed to be less than 5 µs, significantly shorter than most data
acquisition devices. Any analog channel can be selected as the trigger channel. The user can program both
the trigger level, as well as the edge (rising or falling).

Digital Triggering (P1). A separate digital trigger input line is provided, allowing TTL-level triggering,
again with latencies guaranteed to be less than 5 µs. Both the logic levels (1 or 0), as well as the edge (rising
or falling), can be programmed for the discrete digital trigger input. The digital trigger input is labeled
TTLTRG on the Digital and Analog I/O Board.

Digital Pattern Triggering (P2). The DaqTemp PCI Board also supports digital pattern triggering,
whereby the user can designate any of the digital input ports as the trigger port. The programmed digital
pattern, including the ability to mask or ignore specific bits, is then compared to the actual input until a
match is detected, after which the sequencer begins the scan sequence.

Counter Triggering. Triggering can also be programmed to occur when one of the counters reaches,
exceeds, or is within a programmed level. Any of the built-in counter/totalizer channels can be programmed
as a trigger source.

Software-Based Triggering. Software-based triggering differs from the modes described above because
the readings, analog, digital, or counter, are interrogated by the PC to detect the trigger event, not in the
hardware as described above. The advantage of this mode is to permit triggering based on more complex ­situations, such as on a specific temperature, which was derived from the acquisition of at least two analog
measurements, plus the calculation of the measured temperature using linearization algorithms.

Normally software-based triggering results in long latencies from the time that a trigger condition is
detected, until the actual capturing of data commences. However, the DaqTemp PCI Board circumvents this
undesirable phenomenon by use of pre-trigger data. Specifically, when software-based triggering is
employed, and the PC detects that a trigger condition has occurred, (which may be thousands of readings
later than the actual occurrence of the signal), the DaqTemp PCI Board driver automatically looks back to
the location in memory where the actual trigger-causing measurement occurred. The acquired data that is
presented to the user actually begins at the point where the trigger-causing measurement occurs. The latency
in this mode is equal to one scan cycle.

Pre- and Post-Triggering Modes. Six modes of pre- and post-triggering are supported, providing a wide
variety of options to accommodate any measurement requirement. When using pre-trigger, the user must use
software-based triggering to initiate an acquisition.

No pre-trigger, post-trigger stop event. This, the simplest of modes, acquires data upon receipt of the

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trigger, and stops acquiring upon receipt of the stop-trigger event.

Fixed pre-trigger with post-trigger stop event. In this mode, the user specifies the number of pre-

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trigger readings to be acquired, after which, acquisition continues until a stop-trigger event occurs.

No pre-trigger, infinite post-trigger. No pre-trigger data is acquired in this mode. Instead, data is

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acquired beginning with the trigger event, and is terminated when the operator issues a command to
halt the acquisition.

Fixed pre-trigger with infinite post-trigger. The user specifies the amount of pre-trigger data to

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acquire, after which the system continues to acquire data until the program issues a command to halt
acquisition.

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Variable pre-trigger with post trigger stop event (driver support only). Unlike the previous pre-

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trigger modes, this mode does not have to satisfy the pre-trigger number of readings before
recognizing the trigger event. Thus the number of pre-trigger readings acquired is variable and
dependent on the time of the trigger event relative to the start. In this mode, data continues to be
acquired until the stop trigger event is detected.

Variable pre-trigger with infinite post trigger (driver support only). This is similar to the mode just

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described, except that the acquisition is terminated upon receipt of a command from the program.

Stop Trigger. Any of the software trigger modes described above can be used to stop an acquisition.

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Thus an acquisition can be programmed to begin on one event, such as a temperature level, and then
stopped on another, such as a digital pattern event.

Theory of Operation

As implied by the following matrix, the operational material does not apply globally to every DaqTemp
Series PCI board. For example, the PCI boards for DaqTemp7 and DaqTemp14 have no analog output.

I/O Comparison Matrix

I/O Comparison Matrix

for DaqTemp Series PCI Boards

Thermocouple

DaqTemp

PCI Board

DaqTemp7A

DaqTemp14A 14

DaqTemp7 7

DaqTemp14 14

Synchronous Input Operations

The DaqTemp Series devices allow synchronous scanning and acquisition of Analog Input, Digital Input
and Counter Input Data at up to 200 kHz aggregate scanning rates. The Analog Input data can be either
voltage input or thermocouple input channels. The Digital Input data can be any of the 8-bit ports,
designated as Port A (A0 through A7), Port B (B0 through B7), and Port C (C0 through C7).

Channels

7

T/C

Analog Input

Channels

7 2 24 4 Counters

7 4 24 4 Counters

7 0 24 4 Counters

7 0 24 4 Counters

Analog Output

Channels

Digital I/O

Channels

Counter/

Timers

2 Timers

2 Timers

2 Timers

2 Timers

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