Quick Start
Using DASYLab with aMeasurement Computing
USB Temp and TC Series Device
Thank you for purchasing a USB Temp and TC Series temperature data acquisition device from Measurement
Computing Corporation (MCC).
The USB Temp and TC Series consists of the following devices:

USB-TEMP and USB-TEMP-AI
USB-TC and USB-TC-AI

Refer to the Getting Started: Using DASYLab with a Measurement Computing DAQ Device booklet thatshipped with your device for instructions about system requirements, downloading, and installing the required
software and the latest evaluation version of DASYLab. This booklet is also available on our website atwww.mccdaq.com/PDFs/Manuals/QS-DASYLab-MCCDRV.pdf.

Configure your USB Temp and TC Series device in InstaCalWhen configuring your USB Temp and TC Series device in InstaCal for use with the DASYLab examples,complete the following steps before you exit InstaCal (refer to the Run InstaCal and add your MCC device
section in the Getting Started: Using DASYLab with a Measurement Computing DAQ Device booklet thatshipped with your device).
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Right-click on any other MCC device and select Remove Board from the context menu to remove it fromthe InstaCal configuration. The examples are designed to work with a single device configured as Board#0.
If you removed one or more MCC devices in step 3, right-click the USB Temp and TC Series device andselectChange Board #.

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Make sure 0 displays in the Board Number list and click OK on the User Board Number dialog box.
The USB Temp and TC Series device is assigned Board# 0 in the InstaCal configuration.
Double-click the USB Temp and TC Series device to open the Board Configuration dialog box.
Configure the device based on the temperature sensor type(s) you are using and the channels you haveconnected.
For USB-TEMP-AI and USB-TC-AI devices, configure voltage channels for differential input. Theexamples are designed for this input configuration.
Select Exit from the File menu to close InstaCal.

One you install DASYLab and all the required software, follow the instructions in the Download and install
USB Temp and TC Series examples section on page 2.

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Download and install USB Temp and TC Series examples
To download a set of temperature measurement examples for USB Temp and TC Series devices, complete thefollowing steps:
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Visit the DASYLab Preconfigured Examples page at www.mccdaq.com/DASYLab-Examples.aspx.
Click one of the following links:o for examples compatible with DASYLab 12, click Version 12 Examples Download
o for examples compatible with DASYLab 13, click Version 13 Examples Download
Click Save File in the dialog box.
Run the self-extracting executable file from the download location to run the DASYLab configurator.
Click Yes in the Import Package dialog box.
On the Packages tab, click to expand the MCC-DRV Examples node, select MCC-DRV USB-TC andUSB-TEMP Examples, click Enable, and then click Continue.

The configurator closes.
7. Launch DASYLab from the Start menu.
8. Select File»Open and double-click on MCC-DRV Examples for USB-TC and USB-TEMP in the OpenWorksheet dialog box.
9. Double-click on either the USB-TC or USB-TEMP folder to open the examples for each device.
10. Select an example and click OpenSee the next section for a description of the examples.

Using the DASYLab MCC-DRV Examples with a USB Temp and TC
Series device
The following examples demonstrate how to use DASYLab with a USB Temp and TC Series device for typicaltemperature monitoring tasks. Five examples are included for each device in the Series. With the exception ofthe two-point control examples, all worksheets run with DASYLab Lite or better.
Data acquired from the device is averaged over five seconds using a running average, and then displayed on aDigital Meter, a Chart Recorder, and a Bar Graph configured as a thermometer-type display. The Write Data
module then logs data to a text file.
The Bar Graph and Digital Meter display the data trend and change colors when the data is above or below thedefined range. The running minimum and maximum are also computed and displayed.
Each example worksheet includes simple instructions and a description of the worksheet logic.
The location of the example worksheets varies depending on the operating system on your computer.

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Select Options»Default Folders and look at the Worksheet path for the location of worksheet folders and files.
To open other examples, select File»Open and browse to the example you want to run.
ExamplesDescription

USB-TEMP-1Channel.DSB
USB-TEMP-AI-1Channel.DSB
USB-TC-1Channel.DSB
USB-TC-AI-1Channel.DSB
USB-TEMP-1Channel-multifile-user-input.DSB
USB-TEMP-AI-1Channel-multifile-userinput.DSB
USB-TC-1Channel-multifile-user-input.DSB
USB-TC-AI-1Channel-multifile-userinput.DSB

Acquires and displays temperature data from one
channel, displays minimum and maximum temperature
values, and logs temperature data to a text file.

USB-TEMP-4Channel.DSB
USB-TEMP-AI-4Channel.DSB
USB-TC-4Channel.DSB
USB-TC-AI-4Channel.DSB
USB-TEMP-ALL_Channels.DSB
USB-TEMP-AI-ALL_Channels.DSB
USB-TC-ALL_Channels.DSB
USB-TC-AI-ALL_Channels.DSB

Perform the same functions as the one-channel examples
above, except these examples include an Enter Project
startup dialog for you to input text that is included in thename of the file written to by the Write Data module. TheWrite Data module also uses the multifile feature tocreate a series of files, rather than appending data to anexisting file.
Perform the same functions as the one-channel examples
above, except these examples acquire, display, and log
temperature data from the first four channels on thedevice.
Perform the same functions as the one-channel examples
above, except these examples acquire, display, and log
data from all available channels.
 For the USB-TEMP and USB-TC examples,
temperature data is acquired from all channels.
 For the USB-TEMP-AI and USB-TC-AI examples,
temperature data is acquired from four channels, andvoltage data is acquired from the other four channels
Acquires temperature data and outputs the data to aDigital Output module to control a heater. You specify asetpoint using a Slider module, and a Write Global
Variable module saves the value. A Read Global
Variable module outputs the setpoint value, and thesetpoint and the data are displayed on a Chart Recorder.
The Bar Graph and Digital Meter use the setpoint as thelower limit.

These examples require DASYLab Basic
USB-TEMP-TwoPointControl.DSB
USB-TEMP-AI-TwoPointControl.DSB
USB-TC-TwoPointControl.DSB
USB-TC-AI-TwoPointControl.DSB

Working with the Examples
When you open the worksheet file, you will see the DASYLab work area, with the display windows arrangedover it.
Press <Alt-2> to minimize the display windows and reveal the work area.
Press <Alt-1> to restore the display windows.
To see the displays arranged as a virtual instrument panel, select Window»Layout 1. The Layout view canbe expanded to display on the full screen by pressing <Ctrl-F>. Press <Esc> to exit full screen mode.
To run the worksheet, click or press < F5>.

Data is logged to the DASYLab default data folder (select Options»Default Folders for the location). With the
exception of the multifile and the two-point control examples, data is appended to the same file. The file names
reflect the name of the worksheet.
The multifile example prompts the user for a project name and uses that project name to form the file name.
Additionally a sequence number is added to the end of the filename to ensure that the filename is unique.

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Document Revision 3
February, 2015