Pico TC08 USB THERMOELEMENT DATA LOGGER PP222 Manual Do Utilizador

handle

- Specifies the USB TC-08 unit.

-1

- Invalid handle.

Error code

- See the error code information above for further explanation.

short usb_tc08_set_channel ( short handle,

short channel,

char tc_type)

You should call this routine once for each channel that you want to use. You can do this any time after
calling 

. By default, all channels are disabled.

handle

- Specifies the USB TC-08 unit.

channel

- Specifies which channel you want to set the details for: this should be

between 0 - 8 (0 denotes the cold junction.)

tc_type

- Specifies what type of thermocouple is connected to this channel. Set

to one of the following characters: 'B', 'E', 'J', 'K', 'N', 'R', 'S', 'T.' Use a
space in quotes to disable the channel. Voltage readings can be
obtained by passing 'X' as the character.

0

- Use 

.

1

- Routine was successful.

Note: The CJC is always enabled automatically if a thermocouple is being used. When no channels
are active as thermocouples, the CJC can be optionally enabled or disabled.

long usb_tc08_run( short handle,

long interval)

This routine starts the unit running with a sampling interval, specified in milliseconds. This routine should
be called after 

 has been called.

handle

- Specifies the USB TC-08 unit.

interval

- Specifies the requested sampling period. You can use

 to obtain the smallest sampling

period permitted with the current setup.