The new 1048 - PhidgetTemperatureSensor 4-Input lets you connect up to 4 stripped leads thermocouples and get the temperature in °C for K, J, E, and T-Type thermocouples.

/>“We already sell a TemperatureSensor which accepts a Thermocouple with a Subminiature Flat Pin connector, and we decided to design a new board that would allow customers to use cheaper thermocouples with stripped ends that can be plugged directly into the board's terminal blocks.” says Chester Fitchett, CEO of Phidgets.

For those who only need a single thermocouple, the 1051 - PhidgetTemperatureSensor - Thermocouple input is a good solution at $60.00 CAD. says Bernard Rousseau, Director of Marketing. The new version of the 1051 which is coming out soon, also uses terminal blocks for connecting the thermocouple to the board. Added Rousseau.

Users who prefer to use thermocouples with a miniature male connector can use a thermocouple adapter with stripped ends on one side and a female miniature female connector on the other.

Product Specifications
Electrical
USB Power Current Specification: 100mA
Device Current Consumption: 25mA
USB Device Voltage: 4.75 - 5.25 VDC
Accuracy
Temperature Update Rate: 25 samples/second
Ambient Temperature Resolution: ±0.5°C
Thermocouple Resolution (°C): 0.1°C (K-type @ 25°C)
Thermocouple Resolution (µV): 4µV
Thermocouple Accuracy: 2°C (K-type)
Typical Noise: 0.02°C standard deviation
Typical Thermocouple Temperature Range
E-Type: -200°C to +900°C
J-Type: -40°C to +750°C
K-type: -200°C to +1200°C
T-Type: -200°C to +350°C

Software Environment

“Unlike a lot of our competitor’s products that require their users to write some firmware code in order to use their sensor, we are completely “Plug and Play” says Bernard Rousseau, Director of Marketing. “With Phidgets, you plug it in and start using it and when it comes to programming, the user, not us, decides which operating system and which computer language he wants to use”, added Rousseau.

Users can program Phidgets using a simple yet powerful and well documented Application Programming Interfade (API) that is supported under Windows (2000, XP, Vista), Windows CE, Mac OS X, and Linux. Users can write programs in Visual Basic, VB.NET, C#, C/C++, Flash/Flex, Java, Labview, Matlab, ActionScript 3.0, and Cocoa.