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Measurement Specialties Inc. NetScanner System (9016, 9021, & 9022) User’s Manual
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4.3 Span Calibration
For improved accuracy, the NetScanner
System Intelligent Pressure Scanners are capable of
independently performing a transducer calibration function, referred to as Span adjustment (or
simply Span Cal). Actually, there is a provision to supply any suitable “upscale” pressure (e.g.,
actual transducer full-scale) during such a calibration adjustment. The Span adjustment
calibration will result in a recalculated “gain” coefficient for each channel being calibrated, to
compensate for any transducer or module gain errors. For best results, a Re-zero calibration
should be performed before performing a span calibration. Also, note that a new and improved
Multi-Point Calibration function exists (for modules with firmware version 2.24 of higher).
This function integrates the separate calibration functions (for Re-zero and Span adjustment
described in Section 4.2 and this section) into a single function that adjusts both “offset” and
“gain” coefficients at the same time, using two or more calibration points. Details of using this
improved calibration function are described in Section 4.4.
For Model 9016, with integral DH200 transducers, internal manifolds and valves allow a Span
adjustment pneumatic calibration to be accomplished easily and automatically. For Models
9021 and 9022, which have external 9400, 9401 or 9402 (or third-party) all-media transducers,
the user must supply any necessary valves and controls to accomplish the application of an
upscale pneumatic or hydraulic pressure to these transducers before executing the span
adjustment.
It is recommended that a Span adjustment be performed whenever new transducers are installed
in the instrument. In such cases, the new gain coefficients that result should always be stored
back into the transducer’s non-volatile memory. In other cases, the user’s application may not
require periodic span adjustment since the other factory-determined pressure/temperature
coefficients (stored permanently inside each transducer) are extremely stable. Only an
occasional Re-zero adjustment may be all that is necessary.
When instructed to execute a Calculate and Set Gains (‘Z’) command, the module will perform
the Span adjustment calibration, and then update the gain coefficients in its memory. It will
subsequently use the newly calculated gain terms for subsequent engineering-unit calculations
until power is lost to the module.
NOTE: When using the Calculate and Set Gain (‘Z’) command, only the local variables
in the module’s volatile main memory (RAM) are changed. Refer to Section 4.6 if it is
desired to also store these new gain coefficients in transducer nonvolatile memory.
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