Document Outline

• About this User’s Guide
  • What you will learn from this user's guide
  • Conventions in this user's guide
  • Where to find more information
• Introducing the USB-5203
  • Logging data with the USB-5203
  • Functional block diagram
• Installing the USB-5203
  • Unpacking
  • Installing the software
  • Installing the hardware
    • Firmware revision 2.12 and earlier
    • Firmware revision 3.0 and later
  • Configuring the hardware
    • Configuring data logging options
  • Calibrating the hardware
    • Factory calibration
    • Field-calibration
• Sensor Connections
  • Screw terminal pin out
    • Sensor input terminals (C0H/C0L to C7H/C7L)
    • Current excitation output terminals (±I1 to ±I4)
    • Four-wire, two sensor common terminals (4W01 to 4W67)
    • Two sensor common terminals (IC01 to IC67)
    • Digital terminals (DIO0 to DIO7)
    • CJC sensors
    • Power terminals (+5V)
    • Ground terminals (GND)
  • Thermocouple connections
    • Wiring configuration
  • RTD and thermistor connections
    • Two-wire configuration
      • Two-wire, single-sensor
      • Two-wire, two sensor
    • Three-wire configuration
    • Four-wire configuration
      • Four-wire, single-sensor
  • Semiconductor sensor measurements
    • Wiring configuration
  • Digital I/O connections
    • Configuring the DIO channels to generate alarms
• Functional Details
  • Thermocouple measurements
    • Cold junction compensation (CJC)
    • Data linearization
    • Open-thermocouple detection (OTD)
      • Input leakage current
  • RTD and thermistor measurements
    • Data linearization
  • External components
    • Screw terminals
    • USB connector
    • LED
    • CompactFlash® memory card slot
      • Calculating the logging time for a memory card
    • Data logging button
  • External power supply
  • Disconnecting the USB-5203 from the computer
  • Transferring binary data after a logging session
  • Converting binary data after a logging session
• Specifications
  • Analog input
  • Channel configurations
  • Compatible sensors
  • Accuracy
    • Thermocouple measurement accuracy
    • Semiconductor sensor measurement accuracy
    • RTD measurement accuracy
    • Thermistor measurement accuracy
  • Throughput rate to PC
  • Digital input/output
  • Temperature alarms
  • Memory
  • Microcontroller
  • Data Logging
  • Real time clock
  • USB +5V voltage
  • Power
  • USB specifications
  • Current excitation outputs (Ix+)
  • Environmental
  • Mechanical
  • Screw terminal connector
• Declaration of Conformity