Calibration
ADwin
20
ADwin-light-16
, manual version 2.2, December 2004
The upper field shows the current measurement values at the inputs ADC 01
and ADC 03. Below you will find the calibration settings for
Offset
and
Gain
of both DACs and the ADC; there you can directly enter values. You start cal-
ibration of the relevant converter with "
Calibrate …
"
At the right side ("Test Output") you can enter voltage values in the fields DAC1
and DAC2, which will automatically be output on the corresponding outputs.
All settings you have made are automatically saved.
In the lower line you can undo all inputs with "
Undo & Exit
" and leave the cal-
ibration program. "
Diagram
" displays in a graph the accuracy of the current
calibration setting. If you leave the program with "
Exit
" all settings remain.
Calibrate the converters in the order you like (only with reference voltage
source). The calibration of a converter is effected in 3 steps; you can switch
between the windows of the steps by using the forward/backward buttons.
Calibration is also possible without reference voltage source, but it will not be
so precise. Calibrate first the DAC1 and DAC2, and then the ADC.
Step 3
The 3 levels for
calibrating a converter
are described below, for the DAC in
the left column and for the ADC in the right column.
1. Connect the external device (DMM/voltage source)
Select the corresponding key "
Calibrate ...
" for calibrating a con-
verter; the first window appears.:
Please note Fig. 8 – Pin assignment inputs/outputs (female).
Select "
Next Step
>>".
2. Setting th offset
Connect a DMM with the pins
AGND DAC and DAC1 or DAC2.
Connect the voltage source (or a
DAC output) with the inputs ADC 01
or ADC 03.
Adjust the offset value at the scroll-
bar in such a manner that your digi-
tal multimeter displays -10 V.
Set your voltage source to 0 V (set-
point). The setting of the ADC to this
value is made automatically.
Adjust the offset value at the scroll-
bar in such a manner that the set-
point at the ADC 01 is displayed in
the overview window.