DHR Series Getting Started Guide Page 43
Connecting the System
Connecting the system together should present no problems, as long as you use instructions found in the
following sections.
Connecting the Rheometer to the Electronics Box
The electronics box forms the link between the rheometer and the computer. All the required processing is
done within the electronics box. The following steps should be followed to connect the two units together
(refer to Figure 18
and Figure 19 below).
1 Push the female end of the power cable into the Power port on the back of the rheometer and the other
end in the Power port on the back of the electronics box.
2 Push the D-type cable into the Signal port on the back of the rheometer and connect the other end to the
Signal port on the back of the control box.
NOTE: Discovery rheometers communicate with the control computer via an Ethernet link, as described
in the next section.
Figure 18 Cable connections to make on rheometer back panel.
Signal port
Power port
Supply/Return
connections for
motor cooling
AIR IN connection
Supply/Return
connections for
Peltier