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Recording thermometer

Recording thermometer

Recording thermometer

(OP)
I'm looking for a hand-held temperature data logger, but haven't been able to find anything that does what I'd like to do from the "usual suspects".

I have a series of objects passing by.  Each object has a unique identifier, and I want to take multiple temperature readings of each object.  The objects come in essentially random order.

I'm looking for a hand-held logging thermometer with the ability to key in the object identifier and measurement location (all numeric would be fine), then stick the probe in the appropriate location, hit the "read" key and have the instrument log a record of ID and location, temperature and date/time.

Anyone ever seen something with that capability?

Best option I've been able to come up with so far would be to run LabView PDA with a general purpose DAQ PCMCIA car connected to a hand held thermometer with a 4-20ma output.

Cumbersome and expensive.

RE: Recording thermometer

(OP)
From what I see on the website, there seems to be no way to key in the object ID.  It will log readings, but I think it will simply assign sequential numbers to each reading, meaning the user would need to keep a log of which reading  = which object.  Might as well just manually log the temperature in that case.

I've e-mailed them a request for the user manual however.  Thanks for the lead.

RE: Recording thermometer

How about using an Allen Bradley DataMyte with a plug in temp probe?
B.E.

RE: Recording thermometer

MintJulep (Mechanical)
It would appear that the company has been spun off, however those are the data loggers I was talking about.
 They have plugs to take the output from external measuring devices.
B.E.

RE: Recording thermometer

(OP)
Well the Datamyte certainly seems capable - far more than needed for the immediate task.

Pricey too; $2,000 for the bottom of the line.  My client would certainly balk at that.

RE: Recording thermometer

Sounds like you need a thermography camera
It isnt cheap but can pay for itself

RE: Recording thermometer

Paperless recorders can store not only the analog temperature data, but text info as batch identifier info.

We use a Honeywell QXe recorder to do similar steps, with the exception that our runs take 20-30 minutes and generate a chart.   But the chart could be as little (or short in time) as you need.

The touch screen has a QWERTY keyboard to key in the ID data.

A screen prompts for ID data in any of 4 fields:




http://www.lesman.com/unleashd/catalog/record/record_eztrendqxe.html

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