4 full bridges – Campbell Scientific CR5000 Measurement and Control Module User Manual
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Section 7. Measurement Instructions
7-8
Parameter
& Data Type
Enter
SettlingTime
Constant
The time in microseconds to delay between setting up a measurement (switching to the
channel, setting the excitation) and making the measurement. (1 microsecond resolution)
Entry
Voltage Range
Integration
Settling Time
0
± 20 mV
Flash
200 µS (default)
0
All but ± 20 mV,
Flash
100 µS (default)
0
All
250 µS
200 µS (default)
0
All
_50Hz, _60 Hz
3 mS (default)
>=100 All
All
µS
entered
Integ
The time spent on integration in microseconds for each of the channels measured.
Constant
Entry
Integration
0, 200
Flash Conversion; 200 = 2 flash conversions 100 µS apart
and averaged
250; 500-16000
250 µS; multiples of 500: 250 µS integrations starting each
500 µS and averaged
_60Hz or 16667
16,667 µS (reject 60 Hz noise)
_50 Hz or 20000
20,000 µS (reject 50 Hz noise)
Mult, Offset
Constant,
Variable,
Array, or
Expression
A multiplier and offset by which to scale the raw results of the measurement.
7.4 Full Bridges
BrFull (Dest, Reps, Range, DiffChan, ExChan, MeasPEx, ExmV, RevEx,
RevDiff, SettlingTime, Integ, Mult, Offset)
X = result w/mult = 1, offset = 0
X
V
V
R
R
R
R
R
R
x
=
=
+
−
+
⎛
⎝
⎜
⎞
⎠
⎟
1000
1000
1
3
3
4
2
1
2
This Instruction applies an excitation voltage to a full bridge and makes a
differential voltage measurement of the bridge output. The resulting value
(multiplier = 1, offset = 0) is the measured voltage in millivolts divided by the
excitation voltage in volts (i.e., millivolts per volt).