Measurement Computing StrainBook/616 - Manual (Page 41)

Calibration Parameters Tab Selected
Sensor Configuration Window
Column Description
Calibrate? “Yes” enables the selected channel to be calibrated with the “calibrate enabled channels”
option. “No” prevents the channel from being calibrated. All other columns for that channel
will be disabled if “no” is selected. The channel can still be turned on in WaveView.
Sensor Type Provides a means of selecting the sensor type. The three available sensor types are:
Strain Gage, Load Cell, and Transducer.
Bridge Type Provides a means of selecting the bridge type. Choices are full-bridge, half-bridge, and
quarter-bridge. This option is only available for a strain gage sensor in the calibration
program. The bridge type for any sensor can be changed from the Sensor Configuration
window.
Calibration Method Allows the calibration method to be selected.
Possible selections are indicated in the
figure to the right. These calibration
methods are explained later in the
document.
Calibration Date Displays the time and date that the channel was calibrated. If the channel has not been
calibrated, “Not Calibrated” appears in the box.
Units To change the units: highlight the desired box, type-in the new parameters, and then press
on the keyboard or select another box with the mouse. Up to 5 characters can be
entered into this column. To fill the entire column with the value of channel one, make sure
“yes” is selected in the “Calibrate” column. Then click on the column label with the mouse.
A message box will appear. Click on “yes”. All channels with the “calibrate” function
enabled will be filled. Changing the units here will also change the units column in the
WaveView Configuration main window.
Label Used to label channels.
Sensor Label A serial number or other identifying label for the sensor can be entered here. Up to 39
characters may be entered and 16 will be displayed. The fill option is available for this
column (see Units).
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