RE: Thermal Testing
I use the Hewlett Packard 3490A Data Acquisition / Switch Unit in conjunction with a PC for monitoring and control. Not only could you monitor thermo activities but I believe you could also set it to measure voltages. -Original Message- From: Chris Chileshe [mailto:chris.chile...@ultronics.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 6:37 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Thermal Testing I have found the Pico data logger (with type K thermocouples) ideal for my requirements. It connects between about 8 thermocouples ( I use type K) and a PC ( RS232 ). http://www.picotech.com/thermocouple.html Regards - Chris Chileshe - Ultronics Ltd -Original Message- From: richwo...@tycoint.com [SMTP:richwo...@tycoint.com] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 7:14 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject:Thermal Testing Do any of you monitor and record component temperatures during safety testing using PCs and data capture I/O cards? If so, what hardware and software to you use? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
RE: Thermal Testing
To all I will add a little to what previous emc-pstc denizens have said about the 34970A. I use this unit extensively for production, HALT and safety testing. This unit can be ordered (recommended) with the DMM option. This will make the unit similar to the 34401 DMM, my favorite 6.5 digit meter. It is good-to-go out of the box w/supplied software. I would attempt to avoid using the serial port; you will eventually want to control several instruments, and GPIB is currently the only practical/robust solution for this...(at least until something like USB/1394 is on everything). I have used many ISA/PCI bus-based data acquisition boards, and have had more than one problem with these solutions; and always return to discrete instruments. I also prefer to use instruments that have embedded SCPI. Also, calibration of I/O cards can be problematic. I am not certain that you can demonstrate tracibility of these cards from one computing platform to another; and all of the agencies I deal with accept data from the 34970, but some tend to doubt data from these I/O cards. Avoid writing a lot of user interface code. It will only detract from the primary purpose of evaluating the UUT and test documentation. If using a Win-tel box, consider using COM/ActiveX to glue and stream data between the device driver and Word/Access/Excel/Etc. Let other people do the Grunt coding, you are doing compliance engineering. Most data acquisition tasks are already built into MS Office or Lotus SmartSuite. -Original Message- From: richwo...@tycoint.com [mailto:richwo...@tycoint.com] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 11:14 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Thermal Testing Do any of you monitor and record component temperatures during safety testing using PCs and data capture I/O cards? If so, what hardware and software to you use? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
RE: Thermal Testing
Richard, all, I prefer the HP (now Agilent?) datalogger series over Fluke's. More channels, (my model has 3 bays of 22 channels each), included software allows for any normal type of thermocouple, as well as voltage or resistance measurements. Connects to PC with serial cable, uses minimal resources (our dedicated PC is a 486, 33MHz, with Win 3.1, and it runs fine (set up this way years ago, and I haven't needed to upgrade it.) Sam -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Chris Chileshe Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 5:37 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: Thermal Testing I have found the Pico data logger (with type K thermocouples) ideal for my requirements. It connects between about 8 thermocouples ( I use type K) and a PC ( RS232 ). http://www.picotech.com/thermocouple.html Regards - Chris Chileshe - Ultronics Ltd -Original Message- From: richwo...@tycoint.com [SMTP:richwo...@tycoint.com] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 7:14 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject:Thermal Testing Do any of you monitor and record component temperatures during safety testing using PCs and data capture I/O cards? If so, what hardware and software to you use? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
RE: Thermal Testing
RE: Thermal Testing 5/7/02 I have been using an HP34970A and logging the data to an excel spreadsheet. I am using the HP Bench Link software to setup the test and collect the data. Setup is fairly straight forward and excel provides an easy documentation and distribution method. richwoods wrote: Do any of you monitor and record component temperatures during safety testing using PCs and data capture I/O cards? If so, what hardware and software to you use? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list John Lach Test Lab Manager john.l...@carlingtech.com Carling Technologies 60 Johnson Ave. Plainville, CT 06062 860-793-7167 www.carlingtech.com
RE: Thermal Testing
I have found the Pico data logger (with type K thermocouples) ideal for my requirements. It connects between about 8 thermocouples ( I use type K) and a PC ( RS232 ). http://www.picotech.com/thermocouple.html Regards - Chris Chileshe - Ultronics Ltd -Original Message- From: richwo...@tycoint.com [SMTP:richwo...@tycoint.com] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 7:14 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject:Thermal Testing Do any of you monitor and record component temperatures during safety testing using PCs and data capture I/O cards? If so, what hardware and software to you use? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
Re: Thermal Testing
richwo...@tycoint.com wrote: Do any of you monitor and record component temperatures during safety testing using PCs and data capture I/O cards? If so, what hardware and software to you use? I do any monitoring any temp testing with a Fluke Hydra II and associated PC software. Set up and define probes, start software, dump into an Excel spreadsheet or report. Communication between the Fluke and the PC is done through serial ports. - Doug McKean --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
