1 quarter-bridge shunt (option 13), 2 quarter-bridge zero (option 10) – Campbell Scientific CR3000 Micrologger User Manual

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Section 7. Installation

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7.8.1.6.1 Quarter-Bridge Shunt (Option 13)

With CRBasic example FieldCalStrain() Calibration Demo

(p. 169)

sent to the

CR3000, and the strain gage stable, use the integrated keyboard / display or
software numeric monitor to change the value in variable KnownRes to the
nominal resistance of the gage, 1000 Ω, as shown in figure Strain-Gage Shunt
Calibration Started

(p. 170).

Set Shunt_Mode to 1 to start the two-point shunt

calibration. When Shunt_Mode increments to 3, the first step is complete.

To complete the calibration, shunt R1 with the 249-kΩ resistor. Set variable
KnownRes to 249000. As shown in figure Strain-Gage Shunt Calibration
Finished

(p. 170),

set Shunt_Mode to 4. When Shunt_Mode = 6, shunt calibration

is complete.

Figure 52: Strain-gage shunt calibration started

Figure 53: Strain-gage shunt calibration finished

7.8.1.6.2 Quarter-Bridge Zero (Option 10)

Continuing from Quarter-Bridge Shunt (Option 13)

(p. 170),

keep the 249-kΩ

resistor in place to simulate a strain. Using the integrated keyboard / display or
software numeric monitor, change the value in variable Zero_Mode to 1 to start
the zero calibration as shown in figure Starting Zero Procedure (p. 171). When
Zero_Mode increments to 6, zero calibration is complete as shown in figure Zero
Procedure Finished

(p. 171).

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