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Section 8. Operation 8.1.2.5 Voltage Range In general, a voltage measurement should use the smallest fixed-input range that will accommodate the full-scale output of the sensor being measured. This results in the best measurement accuracy and resolution. The CR3000 has fixed input ranges for voltage measurements and an auto range to automatically determine the appropriate input voltage range for a given measurement. The table Analog Voltage Input Ranges with CMN / OID (p. 286) lists input voltage ranges and range codes. 8.1.2.5.1 AutoRange For signals that do not fluctuate too rapidly, range argument AutoRange allows the CR3000 to automatically choose the voltage range to use. AutoRange makes two measurements. The first measurement determines the range to use, and is made with the 250-μs integration on the ±5000 mV range. The second measurement is made using the appropriate range with the integration specified in the instruction. Both measurements use the settling time programmed in the instruction. Autoranging optimizes resolution but takes longer than a measurement on a fixed range, because of the two measurements required. An auto-ranged measurement will return NAN (Not-A-Number) if the voltage exceeds the range picked by the first measurement. To avoid problems with a signal on the edge of a range, AutoRange selects the next larger range when the signal exceeds 90% of a range. Auto-ranging is recommended for a signal that occasionally exceeds a particular range, for example, a Type J thermocouple measuring a temperature usually less than 476°C (±25 mV range) but occasionally as high as 500°C (±250 mV range). AutoRange should not be used for rapidly fluctuating signals, particularly signals traversing several voltage ranges rapidly. The possibility exists that the signal can change ranges between the range check and the actual measurement. Table 54. Analog Voltage Input Ranges with Options for Common Mode Null (CMN) and Open Input Detect (OID) Range Code mV50001 Description measures voltages between ±5000 mV mV10002 measures voltages between ±1000 mV mV2002 measures voltages between ±200 mV mV502 measures voltages between ±50 mV mV202 measures voltages between ±20 mV AutoRange datalogger determines the most suitable range 1 Append with C to enable CMN/OID and set excitation to full-scale DAC (~2700 mV) 2 Append with C to enable CMN/OID 8.1.2.5.2 Fixed Voltage Ranges An approximate 9% range overhead exists on fixed input voltage ranges. For example, over-range on the ±1000 mV-input range occurs at approximately +1090 286