Table of Contents
Preface
About this User’s Guide .......................................................................................................................7
What you will learn from this user’s guide.........................................................................................................7
Conventions in this user’s guide.........................................................................................................................7
Where to find more information .........................................................................................................................7
Chapter 1
Introducing the CIO-EXP32 ..................................................................................................................8
Overview: CIO-EXP32 features .........................................................................................................................8
Software features ................................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2
Installing the CIO-EXP32 ......................................................................................................................9
What comes with your CIO-EXP32 shipment? ..................................................................................................9
Hardware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Optional components ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Additional documentation................................................................................................................................................. 9
Unpacking the CIO-EXP32 ................................................................................................................................9
Connecting to the A/D board ............................................................................................................................10
Signal cable......................................................................................................................................................................10
Cabling.............................................................................................................................................................................10
Configuring the CIO-EXP32 ............................................................................................................................11
Power source....................................................................................................................................................................13
A/D board type ................................................................................................................................................................14
A/D Channel for EXP Output ..........................................................................................................................................14
EXP Gain .........................................................................................................................................................................15
Solder gap switches .........................................................................................................................................................16
Configuring the A/D board...............................................................................................................................16
Single-ended mode ..........................................................................................................................................................16
Range ...............................................................................................................................................................................16
Polarity.............................................................................................................................................................................17
Calibrating the CIO-EXP32..............................................................................................................................17
Chapter 3
Functional Details ...............................................................................................................................18
CIO-EXP32 inputs............................................................................................................................................18
Connecting to a signal source ..........................................................................................................................................18
Thermocouples .................................................................................................................................................19
Cold junction compensation.............................................................................................................................................20
Open thermocouple detect ...............................................................................................................................................20
Low pass filter .................................................................................................................................................................20
Ground reference .............................................................................................................................................................20
Input impedance...............................................................................................................................................................20
Amplification and thermocouples.....................................................................................................................20
Chapter 4
Programming and Developing Applications ....................................................................................22
Programming languages ...................................................................................................................................22
Packaged applications programs.......................................................................................................................22
Chapter 5
Specifications......................................................................................................................................23
Analog input .....................................................................................................................................................23
Cold junction compensation .............................................................................................................................23
Analog output ...................................................................................................................................................24
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