Section 7. Installation
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PortSet
(C4,ToggleLED)
'Set control port according
'to result of processing
NextScan
EndProg
7.7.12 Field Calibration — Details
Related Topics:
•
Field Calibration — Overview
(p. 84)
•
Field Calibration — Details
(p. 280)
Calibration increases accuracy of a sensor by adjusting or correcting its output to
match independently verified quantities. Adjusting a sensor output signal is
preferred, but not always possible or practical. By using the
FieldCal()
or
FieldCalStrain()
instruction, a linear sensor output can be corrected in the CR6
after the measurement by adjusting the multiplier and offset.
When included in the CRBasic program,
FieldCal()
and
FieldCalStrain()
can be
used through a datalogger support software
calibration wizard
(p. 575).
Help for
using the wizard is available in the software.
A more arcane procedure that does not require a PC can be executed though the
CR1000KD Keyboard / Display. If you do not have a keyboard, the same
procedure can be done in a
numeric monitor
(p. 592).
Numeric monitor screen
captures are used in the following procedures. Running through these procedures
will give you a foundation for how field calibration works, but use of the
calibration wizard for routine work is recommended.
More detail is available in
CRBasic Editor Help
.
7.7.12.1 Field Calibration CAL Files
Calibration data are stored automatically, usually on the CR6 CPU: drive, in CAL
(.cal) files. These data become the source for calibration factors when requested
by the
LoadFieldCal()
instruction. A file is created automatically on the same
CR6 memory drive and given the same name as the program that creates and uses
it. For example, the CRBasic program file CPU:MyProg.CR6 generates the CAL
file CPU:MyProg.cal.
CAL files are created if a program using
FieldCal()
or
FieldCalStrain()
does not
find an existing, compatible CAL file. Files are updated with each successful
calibration with new calibration factors factors. A calibration history is recorded
only if the CRBasic program creates a
data table
(p. 579)
with the
SampleFieldCal()
instruction.
Note
CAL files created by
FieldCal()
and
FieldCalStrain()
differ from
files created by the
CalFile()
instruction See
File Management in CR6
Memory
(p. 503).
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