The DIS874 provides a display, optional isolated DC output voltage or current proportional to any thermocouple input signal, and optional alarm setpoints. All Wilkerson products are designed with RFI filters and lightning protection to reduce susceptibility to electrical noise and damage by lightning. The digital display utilizes an auto-zero dual-slope integrating A/D converter for accuracy and stability.
All controls are accessible by removing the gasketed front access panel. The display controls are wide ranging so that they can be calibrated to display engineering units. Decimal point selection is made with a switch, also accessible from the front. A complete set of engineering unit labels is sent with each DIS. Once the display has been adjusted to read the correct engineering units, the alarm setpoints can be adjusted without test equipment and without disturbing the output voltage or current.
Either setpoint may be displayed by use of the SP CAL switch. Each setpoint has an LED to indicate alarm status. The alarms have adjustable deadbands. Terminations are made to a screw terminal connector on the rear of the case.
Upscale burnout protection is provided as standard. In the event the thermocouple opens, the unit behaves as though the input goes offscale high. Option B provides downscale burnout protection (unit behaves as though the input goes low).
Standard DIS874 and DIS974 provide thermocouple linearization using analog circuitry, which has certain limitations. Its specifications are summarized in Table 1. Option LL, digital linearization, provides superior performance as listed under the specifications.
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
Temperature indication, monitoring, control, data acquisition, HI/LO control, etc.