
Model 6013/6014
LED and LED Off turn on and off the LED on the front
of the channel card. This feature is helpful to quickly
locate channel hardware associated with a
measurement Name and to verify communications
with the channel hardware.
Set Many and Copy provides means to program
multiple channels without reentering all fields. Set
Many brings up a screen in which multiple parameters
may be programmed for multiple selected channels
simultaneously. It is a very quick way to set multiple
channels to the same configuration. Copy clones the
selected channel to other channels. Each of the othe
channels must subsequently be given a new and
different Name. This screen is useful for
programming a new test, particularly if there are large
numbers of channels with similar inputs.
Download sends the programmed parameters to the
Channel or to all channels in the Scan list.
Programming is stored in memory as it is entered. It
must be explicitly downloaded to update the hardware
settings. PI660 will warn if preview or recording is
started without downloading new or changed
parameters. New or changed parameters must also
be saved to the test database. Selecting Save Test
or Save Test As on the File menu does this. Again,
PI660 will give a reminder if the program is exited
without saving changed or new parameters.
The plot button, a graph icon, brings up a plot of the
last data recorded for this channel, assuming there is
some. If the data exceeded full scale on the previous
run, an OVERLOAD will be indicated.
4-7.2 Voltage Substitution Calibration
Series 6000 is designed so that high-level calibration
signals may be distributed to the input modules. The
signals are buffered and attenuated on the module to
a level appropriate to the channel gain. The
calibration input has a 50K Ohm input impedance.
When many modules are connected to the same
calibration source, loading effects must be
considered.
During voltage substitution calibration, the transducer
input is disconnected and the differential amplifier
input is connected to the enclosure’s calibration bus.
A calibration signal is distributed from J3 on the rear
panel to each module. There it is buffered,
attenuated and applied to the enclosure’s calibration
bus. The attenuator may be programmed for 1.0, 0.1,
0.01 and 0.001.
Best accuracy is obtained by calibrating each channel
on the module individually. This reduces attenuator
loading by the amplifier’s input impedance. A serious
problem may occur if multiple channels are calibrated
simultaneously and any of the channels has an
overscale input. This could occur, for example, if the
channel gain settings were different. The overscale
channel will have low-input
impedance that will cause significant loading errors
and erroneous calibration data.
All modules in an enclosure share the enclosure’s
calibration bus. If 16 input modules are present, this
presents a 3.125K load to the calibration source.
Care must be taken to use a low output impedance
source. Do not use an attenuated source, which can
have high-output impedance. If multiple enclosures
are used on a single calibration source, source
loading must be investigated to assure it will not
degrade the required accuracy.
4-7.3 Amplifier
Each channel has an instrumentation amplifier to
amplify the input signal. The amplifier has a guarded,
differential input that rejects common mode signals to
±10 Volts. Inputs are protected to ±50 Volts
differential or common mode.
4-7.3.1 Inputs
Proper input connections are essential to achieving
rated amplifier performance. In particular, the guard
shield must enclose all input signals and be properly
terminated as close as possible to the source of
common mode voltage.
4-7.3.2 Gain
Amplifier gain is selected from one of twelve
calibrated steps. Gain steps: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100,
200, 500 1,000, 2,000 and 5,000 are factory
calibrated to ±0.05%. The selected gain applies to
both the digitized and analog outputs; however, only
the digitized output is calibrated. The analog output is
provided as a monitor. The 6014 has full bandwidth
specified only to gain of 100. Gains above 100 are
useable, but have reduced bandwidth.
4-7.3.3 Auto Zero
Amplifier Zero is automatically restored when the
enclosure is turned on or Reset. Amplifier zero is
automatically performed whenever gain or filter is
programmed. The range is sufficient to accommodate
both input and output related zero errors. Autozero
may be turned on and off by a check-box on the
channel parameters screen in PI660.
Filter Plug-In
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