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A.1.1 thermocouple measurements – Campbell Scientific AM25T 25-Channel Solid State Multiplexer User Manual

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Appendix A. Single-Ended Measurements

A.1.1 Thermocouple Measurements

Wire the high side of each thermocouple into an input terminal. The low side
of each thermocouple is wired into the adjacent ground terminal (Figure A-1).

FIGURE A-1. Single-ended Measurement of a Type T Thermocouple

Example A-1. CR10 Program for Measuring 50 Type T Thermocouples or Voltage Sensors
Using a Single-Ended Instruction

*Table 1 Program
01: 10

Execution

Interval

(seconds)


01: Set Port(s) (P20)

;Configure Control Ports for 1 millisecond pulse

1: 9999

C8..C5

=

nc/nc/nc/nc

2: 9933

C4..C1

=

nc/nc/1ms/1ms


02: Do (P86)

;Turn On AM25T

1: 42

Set Port 2 High


03: Full Bridge (P6)

;Measure the output of the reference temp. full bridge

1: 1

Reps

2: 24

250 mV 60 Hz Rejection Range ;See Table 6-1 for older AM25T multiplexers

3: 1

DIFF

Channel

4: 1

Excite all reps w/Exchan 1

5: 1200

mV

Excitation

;See Table 6-1 for older AM25T multiplexers

6: 1

Loc [ RefTemp_C ]

7: -0.001 Mult
8: 0.09707 Offset

04: BR Transform Rf[X/(1-X)] (P59)

;Calculate RTD resistance R/R0

1: 1

Reps

2: 1

Loc [ RefTemp_C ]

3: 10.025 Multiplier

(Rf)

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