Chapter 2
Connecting Signals
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3-Wire Resistive Sensor Configuration
If you are using a 3-wire resistive sensor, you can reduce the error voltage
by one-half over the 2-wire measurement by connecting the device as
shown in Figure 2-3. In this configuration, very little current flows through
R
L3
and therefore
R
L2
is the only lead resistance that introduces an error into
the measurement. The resulting measurement error is:
Figure 2-3.
3-Wire Resistive Sensor Configuration
VE
R
L
2
I
EX
=
+
–
SCXI-1503
Channel
X
IEX+
AI+
AI–
IEX–
SCXI-1306
External Sensor
ON
CH
X
I = 100 µA
R
L2
R
L1
R
L3
R
T
