LabVIEW - Thermocouple Bricklet¶

Simple¶

Download (Example Simple.vi)

Callback¶

Download (Example Callback.vi), Download (Example Callback - Temperature Callback.vi)

Threshold¶

Download (Example Threshold.vi), Download (Example Threshold - TemperatureReached Callback.vi)

Graph¶

Download (Example Graph.vi), Download (Example Graph - Temperature Callback.vi)

Basic Functions¶

BrickletThermocouple(uid, ipcon) → thermocouple¶

Input:	uid – Type: String ipcon – Type: .NET Refnum (IPConnection)
Output:	thermocouple – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletThermocouple)

Creates an object with the unique device ID uid. This object can then be used after the IP Connection is connected.

BrickletThermocouple.GetTemperature() → temperature¶

Output:	temperature – Type: Int32, Unit: 1/100 °C, Range: [-21000 to 180000]

Returns the temperature of the thermocouple.

If you want to get the temperature periodically, it is recommended to use the TemperatureCallback callback and set the period with SetTemperatureCallbackPeriod().

Advanced Functions¶

BrickletThermocouple.SetConfiguration(averaging, thermocoupleType, filter)¶

Input:	averaging – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 16 thermocoupleType – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 3 filter – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 0

You can configure averaging size, thermocouple type and frequency filtering.

Available averaging sizes are 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 samples.

As thermocouple type you can use B, E, J, K, N, R, S and T. If you have a different thermocouple or a custom thermocouple you can also use G8 and G32. With these types the returned value will not be in °C/100, it will be calculated by the following formulas:

• G8: value = 8 * 1.6 * 2^17 * Vin
• G32: value = 32 * 1.6 * 2^17 * Vin

where Vin is the thermocouple input voltage.

The frequency filter can be either configured to 50Hz or to 60Hz. You should configure it according to your utility frequency.

The conversion time depends on the averaging and filter configuration, it can be calculated as follows:

• 60Hz: time = 82 + (samples - 1) * 16.67
• 50Hz: time = 98 + (samples - 1) * 20

The following constants are available for this function:

For averaging:

• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_1 = 1
• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_2 = 2
• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_4 = 4
• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_8 = 8
• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_16 = 16

For thermocoupleType:

• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_B = 0
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_E = 1
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_J = 2
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_K = 3
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_N = 4
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_R = 5
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_S = 6
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_T = 7
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_G8 = 8
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_G32 = 9

For filter:

• BrickletThermocouple.FILTER_OPTION_50HZ = 0
• BrickletThermocouple.FILTER_OPTION_60HZ = 1

BrickletThermocouple.GetConfiguration() → averaging, thermocoupleType, filter¶

Output:	averaging – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 16 thermocoupleType – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 3 filter – Type: Byte, Range: See constants, Default: 0

Returns the configuration as set by SetConfiguration().

The following constants are available for this function:

For averaging:

• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_1 = 1
• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_2 = 2
• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_4 = 4
• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_8 = 8
• BrickletThermocouple.AVERAGING_16 = 16

For thermocoupleType:

• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_B = 0
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_E = 1
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_J = 2
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_K = 3
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_N = 4
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_R = 5
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_S = 6
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_T = 7
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_G8 = 8
• BrickletThermocouple.TYPE_G32 = 9

For filter:

• BrickletThermocouple.FILTER_OPTION_50HZ = 0
• BrickletThermocouple.FILTER_OPTION_60HZ = 1

BrickletThermocouple.GetErrorState() → overUnder, openCircuit¶

Output:	overUnder – Type: Boolean openCircuit – Type: Boolean

Returns the current error state. There are two possible errors:

• Over/Under Voltage and
• Open Circuit.

Over/Under Voltage happens for voltages below 0V or above 3.3V. In this case it is very likely that your thermocouple is defective. An Open Circuit error indicates that there is no thermocouple connected.

You can use the ErrorStateCallback callback to automatically get triggered when the error state changes.

BrickletThermocouple.GetIdentity() → uid, connectedUid, position, hardwareVersion, firmwareVersion, deviceIdentifier¶

Output:

uid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 connectedUid – Type: String, Length: up to 8 position – Type: Char, Range: ["a" to "h", "z"] hardwareVersion – Type: Byte[3] 0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] firmwareVersion – Type: Byte[3] 0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] deviceIdentifier – Type: Int32, Range: [0 to 216 - 1]

Returns the UID, the UID where the Bricklet is connected to, the position, the hardware and firmware version as well as the device identifier.

The position can be 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g' or 'h' (Bricklet Port). A Bricklet connected to an Isolator Bricklet is always at position 'z'.

The device identifier numbers can be found here. There is also a constant for the device identifier of this Bricklet.

Callback Configuration Functions¶

BrickletThermocouple.SetTemperatureCallbackPeriod(period)¶

Input:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0

Sets the period with which the TemperatureCallback callback is triggered periodically. A value of 0 turns the callback off.

The TemperatureCallback callback is only triggered if the temperature has changed since the last triggering.

BrickletThermocouple.GetTemperatureCallbackPeriod() → period¶

Output:	period – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the period as set by SetTemperatureCallbackPeriod().

BrickletThermocouple.SetTemperatureCallbackThreshold(option, min, max)¶

Input:	option – Type: Char, Range: See constants, Default: "x" min – Type: Int32, Unit: 1/100 °C, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: Int32, Unit: 1/100 °C, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0

Sets the thresholds for the TemperatureReachedCallback callback.

The following options are possible:

Option	Description
'x'	Callback is turned off
'o'	Callback is triggered when the temperature is outside the min and max values
'i'	Callback is triggered when the temperature is inside the min and max values
'<'	Callback is triggered when the temperature is smaller than the min value (max is ignored)
'>'	Callback is triggered when the temperature is greater than the min value (max is ignored)

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = "x"
• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = "o"
• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = "i"
• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = "<"
• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = ">"

BrickletThermocouple.GetTemperatureCallbackThreshold() → option, min, max¶

Output:	option – Type: Char, Range: See constants, Default: "x" min – Type: Int32, Unit: 1/100 °C, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0 max – Type: Int32, Unit: 1/100 °C, Range: [-231 to 231 - 1], Default: 0

Returns the threshold as set by SetTemperatureCallbackThreshold().

The following constants are available for this function:

For option:

• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OFF = "x"
• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_OUTSIDE = "o"
• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_INSIDE = "i"
• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_SMALLER = "<"
• BrickletThermocouple.THRESHOLD_OPTION_GREATER = ">"

BrickletThermocouple.SetDebouncePeriod(debounce)¶

Input:	debounce – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100

Sets the period with which the threshold callback

• TemperatureReachedCallback

is triggered, if the threshold

• SetTemperatureCallbackThreshold()

keeps being reached.

BrickletThermocouple.GetDebouncePeriod() → debounce¶

Output:	debounce – Type: Int64, Unit: 1 ms, Range: [0 to 232 - 1], Default: 100

Returns the debounce period as set by SetDebouncePeriod().

Callbacks¶

Callbacks can be registered to receive time critical or recurring data from the device. The registration is done by assigning a function to a callback property of the device object. The available callback property and their type of parameters are described below.

event BrickletThermocouple.TemperatureCallback → sender, temperature¶

Callback Output:	sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletThermocouple) temperature – Type: Int32, Unit: 1/100 °C, Range: [-21000 to 180000]

This callback is triggered periodically with the period that is set by SetTemperatureCallbackPeriod(). The parameter is the temperature of the thermocouple.

The TemperatureCallback callback is only triggered if the temperature has changed since the last triggering.

event BrickletThermocouple.TemperatureReachedCallback → sender, temperature¶

Callback Output:	sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletThermocouple) temperature – Type: Int32, Unit: 1/100 °C, Range: [-21000 to 180000]

This callback is triggered when the threshold as set by SetTemperatureCallbackThreshold() is reached. The parameter is the temperature of the thermocouple.

If the threshold keeps being reached, the callback is triggered periodically with the period as set by SetDebouncePeriod().

event BrickletThermocouple.ErrorStateCallback → sender, overUnder, openCircuit¶

Callback Output:	sender – Type: .NET Refnum (BrickletThermocouple) overUnder – Type: Boolean openCircuit – Type: Boolean

This Callback is triggered every time the error state changes (see GetErrorState()).

Virtual Functions¶

Virtual functions don't communicate with the device itself, but operate only on the API bindings device object. They can be called without the corresponding IP Connection object being connected.

BrickletThermocouple.GetAPIVersion() → apiVersion¶

Output:	apiVersion – Type: Byte[3] 0: major – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 1: minor – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255] 2: revision – Type: Byte, Range: [0 to 255]

Returns the version of the API definition implemented by this API bindings. This is neither the release version of this API bindings nor does it tell you anything about the represented Brick or Bricklet.

BrickletThermocouple.GetResponseExpected(functionId) → responseExpected¶

Input:	functionId – Type: Byte, Range: See constants
Output:	responseExpected – Type: Boolean

Returns the response expected flag for the function specified by the function ID parameter. It is true if the function is expected to send a response, false otherwise.

For getter functions this is enabled by default and cannot be disabled, because those functions will always send a response. For callback configuration functions it is enabled by default too, but can be disabled by SetResponseExpected(). For setter functions it is disabled by default and can be enabled.

Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

• BrickletThermocouple.FUNCTION_SET_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletThermocouple.FUNCTION_SET_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletThermocouple.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6
• BrickletThermocouple.FUNCTION_SET_CONFIGURATION = 10

BrickletThermocouple.SetResponseExpected(functionId, responseExpected)¶

Input:	functionId – Type: Byte, Range: See constants responseExpected – Type: Boolean

Changes the response expected flag of the function specified by the function ID parameter. This flag can only be changed for setter (default value: false) and callback configuration functions (default value: true). For getter functions it is always enabled.

Enabling the response expected flag for a setter function allows to detect timeouts and other error conditions calls of this setter as well. The device will then send a response for this purpose. If this flag is disabled for a setter function then no response is sent and errors are silently ignored, because they cannot be detected.

The following constants are available for this function:

For functionId:

• BrickletThermocouple.FUNCTION_SET_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_PERIOD = 2
• BrickletThermocouple.FUNCTION_SET_TEMPERATURE_CALLBACK_THRESHOLD = 4
• BrickletThermocouple.FUNCTION_SET_DEBOUNCE_PERIOD = 6
• BrickletThermocouple.FUNCTION_SET_CONFIGURATION = 10

BrickletThermocouple.SetResponseExpectedAll(responseExpected)¶

Input:	responseExpected – Type: Boolean

Changes the response expected flag for all setter and callback configuration functions of this device at once.

Constants¶

BrickletThermocouple.DEVICE_IDENTIFIER¶

This constant is used to identify a Thermocouple Bricklet.

The GetIdentity() function and the IPConnection.EnumerateCallback callback of the IP Connection have a deviceIdentifier parameter to specify the Brick's or Bricklet's type.

BrickletThermocouple.DEVICE_DISPLAY_NAME¶

This constant represents the human readable name of a Thermocouple Bricklet.