National Instruments FP-3000 - Manual (Page 39)

Chapter 3 Example Applications
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3. Since the transmitter is wired to the terminals associated with channel
zero on the module, set the
FIELDPOINT_CHANNEL parameter to
Channel 0 .
Set the Input Range
1. Click on the FP_AI_110_RANGE parameter on the I/O Config tab.
2. Set the parameter to 3.5–21 mA , since this range most closely
matches the 4–20 mA that you expect from your transmitter.
Scale the Reading
1. Set the XD_SCALE parameter on the Scaling tab, which tells the block
the range of values to expect from the transducer. Enter the following:
XD_SCALE
EU_100 0.020
EU_0 0.004
Units_Index A
Decimal 3