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Measurement Specialties Inc. NetScanner System (9016, 9021, & 9022) User’s Manual
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inputs (CAL side inputs) and calibration manifolds required for directing the generated pressures
to the various channels of the module(s) being calibrated. Models 9021 and 9022 require such
pneumatic/ hydraulic plumbing be provided by the customer (if deemed necessary). Refer to
Chapter 4 of this manual for detailed background and procedures for periodic calibration
of the Intelligent Pressure Scanners. A summary of the commands used for calibration
purposes is included below.
The Calculate and Set Offsets (‘h’) command is executed only when a suitable “minimum” (e.g.,
zero) pressure has been applied to all channels of the module. The new offset coefficients that
result from execution of this command are stored in the module’s volatile (or temporary)
engineering-unit conversion database. They are also returned to the host in the command’s
response.
The Calculate and Set Gains (‘Z’) command should be executed only when “full-scale” (or other
suitable specified up-scale) pressure has been applied to the appropriate channels of a module.
The new gain coefficients that result from this command are stored in the module’s volatile (or
temporary) engineering-unit conversion database. They are also returned to the host in the
command’s response.
In modules using firmware version 2.24 or later, a Configure/Control Multi-Point Calibration
(‘C’) command is provided. This command (actually 4 sub-commands) is an improvement over
the single calibration commands (‘h’ and ‘Z’) described above. Though ‘C’ provides for the
adjustment of the same offset and gain correction coefficients already described above, it does so
with two or more applied pressure calibration points. The final linear fit (i.e., new offset and
gain correction coefficients) is a “least squares” correction fit between all the calibration points
specified. This ‘C’ command is particularly useful in calibrating differential transducers over
their entire negative-to-positive range.
Although the calculated offset and gain correction coefficients are kept in volatile memory
following execution of the calibration commands, they may be stored in non-volatile transducer
memory following the execution of the calibration commands (for use by all subsequent EU
conversions).
This is accomplished with the Set/Do Operating Options (‘w’) command (Index 08 and 09).
The above correction coefficients are maintained internally in IEEE floating-point format. The
Read Internal Coefficients (‘u’) command and the Download Internal Coefficients (‘v’)
command can return (or manually set) calibration coefficients to the host in decimal or hex dump
formats in their responses.
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