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Campbell Scientific AVW200-series Vibrating Wire Interfaces User Manual

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AVW200-series 2-Channel Vibrating Wire Spectrum Analyzer Modules

BeginFreq

The BeginFreq parameter is the starting frequency to use for

the vibrating wire measurement. The minimum value that

can be entered is 100. Refer to the specifications of the

vibrating wire sensor for recommended BeginFreq values.

EndFreq

The EndFreq parameter is the ending frequency to use for

the vibrating wire measurement. The maximum value that

can be entered is 6500 (typical sweep range is 450 to 6000).

Refer to the specifications of the vibrating wire sensor for

recommended EndFreq values.

ExVolt

The ExVolt parameter is the excitation voltage to be used to

excite the vibrating wire. Valid options are 1 (5 V peak-to-

peak) or 2 (12 V peak-to-peak).

Therm50_60Hz TheTherm50_60Hz parameter is used to set the integration

time for the thermistor in the vibrating wire sensor.

Code Description

0

No thermistor measurement (5 values returned in

Dest)

_60Hz Use 60 Hz noise rejection (6 values returned in

Dest)

_50Hz Use 50 Hz noise rejection (6 values returned in

Dest)

Multiplier

The Multiplier parameter is the multiplier to be used for the

frequency measurements.

Offset

The Offset parameter is the offset to be used for the

frequency measurements.

AmpThreshold (for Datalogger OS versions 23 and higher) The

AmpThreshold parameter is an optional parameter that is

used to define a minimum value, in millivolts, for the

amplitude of the signal. If an amplitude less than the

threshold is measured, NAN (not-a-number) will be stored

for the Frequency measurement. If AmpThreshold is

omitted, a default value of 0.01 mV is used. If a value of

less than 0.01 mV is entered for this parameter, the

precompiler will return an error.

Note that the Signal Strength Amplitude ( Dest(2) ) returned

by the AVW200 CRBasic instruction is limited in its

resolution. See the Note for the "Dest" parameter earlier in

this section for more information. To avoid unexpected

results, use a value that is an integer multiple of 0.0625 for

the AmpThreshold parameter.

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