Campbell Scientific CR200X CR200/CR200X-series Dataloggers - Page 53
Bridge Resistance Measurements
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Section 4. Sensor Support 4.2.5 Self-Calibration A calibration measurement to measure the ground offset is made at the beginning of each measurement instruction that includes a voltage measurement. This calibration takes about 400 microseconds. Only one calibration measurement is made per instruction regardless of the number of reps. The battery voltage is checked every 8 seconds to ensure it is within the allowable range. 4.3 Bridge Resistance Measurements Many sensors detect phenomena by way of change in a resistive circuit. Thermistors, strain gages, and position potentiometers are examples. Resistance measurements are special case voltage measurements. By supplying a precise, known voltage to a resistive circuit, then measuring the returning voltage, resistance can be calculated. Two bridge measurement instructions are included in the CR200(X), ExDelSE () and Therm109 (). ExDelSE () is used with sensors that have a simple half bridge circuit. Therm109 () is used with Campbell Scientific's 109-L thermistor probe. Sensors with bridge circuits that require a differential voltage measurement, such as full bridge or 3-wire half bridge, cannot be measured with the CR200(X). FIGURE. Half Bridge Circuit Used with ExDelSE (p. 41) shows the circuit that is typically measured with ExDelSE (). In the diagram. Rs is normally the sensor and Rf is normally a precision fixed (static) resistor. Vx is the excitation voltage (either 2500 or 5000 mV) and V1 is the voltage (mV) measured by the analog input channel. Calculating the resistance of a sensor that is one of the legs of a resistive bridge requires additional processing following the bridge measurement instruction. FIGURE. Half Bridge Circuit Used with ExDelSE (p. 41) lists the schematics of a typical half bridge configuration and the calculations necessary to compute the resistance of any single resistor, provided the value of the other resistor in the bridge circuit is known. Figure 28: Voltage Excitation Bridge Circuit 41