Data scaling, Hardware check, Data scaling hardware check – Vaisala FD12P User Manual

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When you type

ACAL

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the command gives, for example, the following output:

MEASURED CURRENT (mA)

22.16

MEASURED CURRENT (mA)

4.52

Data Scaling

The FD12 scales the visibility value to a binary number for the DAC
( = DACBITS) so that the minimum visibility corresponds to the
4 mA-calibrated value and maximum visibility to the 20 mA-
calibrated value.

In linear mode:

DACBITS = (visibility - min visibility)

× scale 1 + scale 0

In logarithmic mode:

DACBITS = (ln(visibility) - ln(min visibility))

× scale 1 + scale 0

If visibility is less than minimum visibility then

DACBITS = bits4mA = scale 0

If visibility is more than maximum visibility then

DACBITS = bits 20mA

Hardware Check

The DAC bit value from 0 to 4095 can be given as a parameter. The
value does not change until you press ESC. When the DAC command
has been given without a parameter, the analog output sweeps slowly
from 0 to maximum and from 0 until you press the ESC key.

For example:

DAC 800

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