Set the input range, Scale the reading, Set the input range -4 scale the reading -4 – National Instruments FP-3000 User Manual
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Chapter 3
Example Applications
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3.
Since the transmitter is wired to the terminals associated with channel
zero on the module, set the
FIELDPOINT_CHANNEL
parameter to
Channel 0
.
Set the Input Range
1.
Click on the
FP_AI_110_RANGE
parameter on the
I/O Config
tab.
2.
Set the parameter to
3.5–21 mA
, since this range most closely
matches the 4–20 mA that you expect from your transmitter.
Scale the Reading
1.
Set the
XD_SCALE
parameter on the Scaling tab, which tells the block
the range of values to expect from the transducer. Enter the following:
XD_SCALE
EU_100
0.020
EU_0
0.004
Units_Index A
Decimal
3
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