Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1 - Introduction
   • System Requirements
   • Installation
   • Overview
   • Driver Version
   • User Background
   • Configuring your data logger
   • Driver Structure
     • High Level (HL) VIs
     • Intermediate Level (IL) VIs
     • Low Level (LL) VIs
2. Chapter 2 - Getting Started
   • Overview
   • Communication with a DT80 data logger
   • Data management within a DT80 data logger
   • Using the dataTaker High Level (dt hl) VIs
     • Example 1: how to read a temperature
     • Example 2: Reading a temperature over a period of time
     • Example 3: Running an existing example
   • Using the dataTaker Intermediate Level (dt iml) VIs
     • Example 4: reading a voltage and a temperature
     • Example 5: reading a voltage and temperature historically
   • Using the dataTaker Low Level (dt ll) VIs
3. Chapter 3 - dataTaker concepts
   • Introduction
     • Example
   • Channels
     • Analog Channels
     • Digital Channels
     • Serial Channels
     • Channel Type
     • Channel Options
   • Schedules
     • Schedule Identification
     • Triggered Schedules
     • Polled Schedules
     • Statistical Sub-Schedule
     • Scan Trigger
     • Channel List
   • Channels within the driver
   • Using the driver's intermediate channel config control
     • channel number
     • channel type
     • channel wiring
     • channel option list
   • Schedules within the driver
   • Using the driver's schedule config control
     • schedule ID
     • trigger type
     • trigger time (1)
     • channel list
4. Chapter 4 - Measurements
   • What can the DT80 Measure?
     • Analog
     • Digital
     • Serial
   • Analog Channels
     • Input Terminals
     • Multiplexers
     • Gain Ranges and Attenuators
     • Analog Input Configurations
       • Shared-Terminal Analog Inputs
       • Independent Analog Inputs
     • Sensor Excitation
     • More Information
   • Digital Channels
   • Serial Channels
5. Chapter 5 - dataTaker DT8x Driver
   • Error Codes
   • Controls within the driver
   • DT8x High Level Serial
     • DT8x SampleChannelThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x SampleChannelsThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x AcquireHistoricalWaveformThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x AcquireHistoricalWaveformsThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x AcquireRealTimeWaveformThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x AcquireRealTimeWaveformsThruSerial.vi
       • DT8x High Level Serial Examples
   • DT8x High Level TCP/IP
     • DT8x SampleChannelThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x SampleChannelsThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x AcquireHistoricalWaveformThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x AcquireHistoricalWaveformsThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x AcquireRealTimeWaveformThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x AcquireRealTimeWaveformsThruTCPIP.vi
       • DT8x High Level TCP/IP Examples
   • DT8x Intermediate Level Serial
     • DT8x ConfigureHistoricalAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x StartHistoricalAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x ReadHistoricalDataThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x ClearHistoricalAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x ConfigureRealTimeAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x StartRealTimeAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x ReadRealTimeDataThruSerial.vi
     • DT8x ClearRealTimeAcquisitionThruSerial.vi
       • DT8x Intermediate Level Serial Examples
       • DT8x Intermediate Level Controls
   • DT8x Intermediate Level TCP/IP
     • DT8x ConfigureHistoricalAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x StartHistoricalAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x ReadHistoricalDataThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x ClearHistoricalAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x ConfigureRealTimeAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x StartRealTimeAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x ReadRealTimeDataThruTCPIP.vi
     • DT8x ClearRealTimeAcquisitionThruTCPIP.vi
       • DT8x Intermediate Level TCP/IP Examples
       • DT8x Intermediate Level Controls
   • DT8x Low Level
     • DT8x ConfigureDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT8x ConfigureDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
     • DT8x OpenDataTakerConnection.vi
     • DT8x CloseDataTakerConnection.vi
     • DT8x ReadLineFromDataTaker.vi
     • DT8x WriteLineToDataTaker.vi
     • DT8x SetFormatMode.vi
     • DT8x SetDataReturnMode.vi
     • DT8x SetStorageMode.vi
     • DT8x GetScheduleStates.vi
     • DT8x SetScheduleState.vi
     • DT8x StartAcquisitionUsingCurrentJob.vi
     • DT8x ReadArchivedHistoricalAcquisitionData.vi
     • DT8x ReadCurrentHistoricalAcquisitionData.vi
     • DT8x ReadRealTimeAcquisitionData.vi
     • DT8x BeginJobConfiguration.vi
     • DT8x AddStringToJobConfiguration.vi
     • DT8x AddScheduleToJobConfiguration.vi
     • DT8x EndJobConfiguration.vi
     • DT8x SetCurrentJob.vi
     • DT8x ConfigureSchedule.vi
     • DT8x AddChannelToSchedule.vi
     • DT8x AddAlarmToSchedule.vi
     • DT8x ConfigureAlarm.vi
     • DT8x ConfigureChannel.vi
     • DT8x AddChannelOptionToChannel.vi
     • DT8x ConfigureScalingChannelOption.vi
     • DT8x ConfigureStatisticalChannelOption.vi
     • DT8x ConfigureUnitsChannelOption.vi
       • DT8x Low Level Examples
       • DT8x Low Level Controls
   • DT8x Low Level Utility
     • DT8x WakeupDataTaker.vi
     • DT8x TimeSyncDataTaker.vi
     • DT8x GetDataTakerVersion.vi
     • DT8x GetDataMap.vi
     • DT8x ExtractData.vi
       • DT8x Low Level Utility Examples
       • DT8x Low Level Utility Controls
   • DT8x Low Level Communications
     • DT8x OpenDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT8x ReadFromDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT8x WriteToDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT8x CloseDataTakerSerialConnection.vi
     • DT8x OpenDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
     • DT8x ReadFromDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
     • DT8x WriteToDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
     • DT8x CloseDataTakerTCPIPConnection.vi
       • DT8x Low Level Communications Controls