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18 prt measurement, 1 prt calculation standards – Campbell Scientific CR3000 Micrologger User Manual

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Section 7. Installation

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'Declare Event Driven Data Table

DataTable

(Event,True,1000)

DataEvent

(0,DeltaT_C>=3,DeltaT_C<3,0)

Sample

(1,PTemp_C, FP2)

Sample

(1,AirTemp_C, FP2)

Sample

(1,DeltaT_C, FP2)

EndTable

'Declare Time Driven Data Table

DataTable

(OneMin,True,-1)

DataInterval

(0,1,Min,10)

Sample

(1,EventCounter, FP2)

EndTable

BeginProg

Scan

(1,Sec,1,0)

'Wiring Panel Temperature

PanelTemp

(PTemp_C,_60Hz)

'Type T Thermocouple measurements:

TCDiff

(AirTemp_C,1,mV20C,1,TypeT,PTemp_C,True,0,_60Hz,1,0)

'Calculate the difference between air and panel temps

DeltaT_C = AirTemp_C - PTemp_C

'Update Event Counter (uses special syntax Event.EventCount(1,1))

EventCounter = Event.EventCount(1,1)

'Call data table(s)

CallTable

(Event)

CallTable

(OneMin)

NextScan

EndProg

 

7.8.18 PRT Measurement

PRTs (platinum resistance thermometers) are high-accuracy resistive devices used
in measuring temperature.

7.8.18.1 PRT Calculation Standards

Two CR3000 instructions are provided to facilitate PRT measurement.

PRT(): an obsolete instruction.  It calculates temperature from RTD 
resistance using DIN standard 43760.  It is superseded in probably all 
cases by PRTCalc()

PRTCalc(): calculates temperature from RTD resistance according to one 
of several supported standards.  PRTCalc() supersedes PRT() in probably 
all cases. 

For industrial grade RTDs, the relationship between temperature and resistance is
characterized by the Callendar-Van Dusen (CVD) equation. Coefficients for
different sensor types are given in published standards or by the manufacturers for