Accessories, Pico USB TC-08 Data Logger
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The Pico Technology USB TC-08 is a temperature data logger designed to connect up to 8 thermocouples. With high quality thermocouples and 20 bit ADC resolution, the TC-08 ensures accurate temperature measurements for accurate analysis and reporting. With a wide measurement range from -270 °C to 1820 °C, the TC-08 is suitable for many different applications.
Easy set-up and operation via USB and the user-friendly PicoLog software make the TC-08 a flexible and reliable data logger for industrial applications. and reliable data logger for industry, research and other fields.
With the free PicoLog 6 software, the TC-08 data logger can be used with any laptop or PC running Windows, macOS or Linux. The software can record, monitor and analyse the collected data and even export it to third-party applications such as Microsoft Excel. The software supports up to 20 TC-08 data loggers and thus 160 thermocouples.
With the optional PP624 connection board, cables can be easily connected via screw terminals.
Power is supplied and connection to a PC or laptop is via a USB 1.1, USB 2.0 or 3.0 port.
| USB TC-08 Thermocouple Data Logger general specifications | |
|---|---|
| Number of channels (single unit) | 8 |
| Maximum number of channels | 160 |
| (using up to 20 TC-08s) | |
| Conversion time | 100 ms per thermocouple channel |
| |
| (CJC can be disabled if all channels used as voltage inputs) | |
| Temperature accuracy | Sum of ±0.2% of reading and ±0.5 °C |
| Voltage accuracy | Sum of ±0.2% of reading and ±10 µV |
| Overvoltage protection | ±30 V |
| Maximum common-mode voltage | ±7.5 V |
| Input impedance | 2 MΩ |
| Input range (voltage) | ±70 mV |
| Resolution | 20 bits |
| Noise-free resolution | 16.25 bits |
| Thermocouple types supported | B, E, J, K, N, R, S, T |
| Input connectors | Miniature thermocouple |
| TC-08 resolution | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thermocouple type | Overall range °C | 0.1 °C resolution | 0.025 °C resolution |
| B | 20 to 1820 | 150 to 1820 | 600 to 1820 |
| E | –270 to 910 | –270 to 910 | –260 to 910 |
| J | –210 to 1200 | –210 to 1200 | –210 to 1200 |
| K | –270 to 1370 | –270 to 1370 | –250 to 1370 |
| N | –270 to 1300 | –260 to 1300 | –230 to 1300 |
| R | –50 to 1760 | –50 to 1760 | 20 to 1760 |
| S | –50 to 1760 | –50 to 1760 | 20 to 1760 |
| T | –270 to 400 | –270 to 400 | –250 to 400 |
All you need in one easy-to-use unit
Temperature data acquisition with the TC-08 is very easy — simply plug the TC-08 into a USB port on your computer (no external power required), connect your thermocouples, and you are ready to measure temperatures.
The easy-to-use PicoLog data acquisition software is supplied with the TC-08 — allowing you to start measuring and recording temperatures with the minimum effort. The intuitive user interface of PicoLog makes it easy for you to set how frequently you want to take a measurement, and the number of measurements you want to take.
Also measure voltage and 4–20 mA current loops
As well as measuring temperature with thermocouples, the terminal board allows other sensors with voltage or current outputs to be connected.
The optional Single-Channel Terminal Board (see Accessories) plugs into a channel on the TC-08 and turns it into a 20-bit high resolution data logger. Screw terminals allow wires to be attached to the data logger without soldering. The four input ranges (±50 mV, ±500 mV, ±5 V and 4-20 mA) allow a wide range of other sensors and signals to be measured.
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Need more?...
If you need more than 8 channels just plug up to 20 TC-08s into a powered USB hub network connected to your PC for a total of 160 channels. You can even mix and match different data loggers and a selection of PicoScope oscillsocopes from the Pico range to build a flexible, expandable data acquisition system.
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PicoLog Software
All Pico data acquisition products come complete with PicoLog 6. This powerful yet flexible data acquisition software allows you to collect, manipulate, analyze, display and export data.
Designed from the ground up to be intuitive from the outset, PicoLog 6 allows you to set up the logger and start recording with just a few clicks of the mouse, whatever your level of data logging experience.
From here, starting a capture is simple: plug in the logger, add a channel, press Record, and you’re logging! PicoLog 6 also includes a number of additional features to cater for more advanced data logging needs.
Fast and accurate temperature data acquisition
With the TC-08 thermocouple data logger your temperature measurements can be made both fast and accurately.
The short conversion time of the TC-08 means up to 10 temperature measurements can be taken every second (cold junction compensation counts as an additional measurement), while the high (20-bit) resolution ensures that the TC-08 can detect minute changes in temperature. For popular Type K thermocouples the TC-08 can maintain a better than 0.025°C resolution over a –250 to +1370 °C range.
Downloads
Datasheet
TC 08 Data logger data sheet
Language: German
Version: MM001.de-10
File Size: 1.85 MiB
Release Date: 15.03.2022
TC 08 Data logger data sheet
Language: English
Version: MM001.en-11
File Size: 9.79 MiB
Release Date: 15.03.2021
Manual
TC 08 Date logger users guide
Language: English
Version: usbtc08.en r9
File Size: 3.93 MiB
Release Date: 15.03.2019
TC 08 Programmers guide
Language: English
Version: usbtc08pg r7
File Size: 1,022.32 KiB
Release Date: 15.03.2017
TC 08 Terminal board users guide
Language: English
Version: DO167-2
File Size: 440.57 KiB
Release Date: 15.03.2022