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CALIBRATION PROCEDURE

NI 9207

16-channel, ±2- mA/±10 V, 24-bit Analog Input Module

This document contains the verification and adjustment procedures for the National 
Instruments 9207. For more information about calibration solutions, visit 

ni.com/

calibration

.

Contents

Software.................................................................................................................................... 1
Documentation.......................................................................................................................... 2
Test Equipment......................................................................................................................... 2
Test Conditions......................................................................................................................... 3
Initial Setup............................................................................................................................... 3
Verification............................................................................................................................... 3

Voltage Accuracy Verification......................................................................................... 4
Current Accuracy Verification ......................................................................................... 5

Adjustments .............................................................................................................................. 7

Voltage Accuracy Adjustment.......................................................................................... 7
Current Accuracy Adjustment .......................................................................................... 8

EEPROM Update ..................................................................................................................... 8
Reverification ........................................................................................................................... 9
Accuracy Under Calibration Conditions .................................................................................. 9
Worldwide Support and Services ............................................................................................. 10

Software

Calibrating the NI 9207 requires the installation of NI-DAQmx 9.1 or later on the calibration 
system. You can download NI-DAQmx from 

ni.com/downloads

. NI-DAQmx supports 

LabVIEW, LabWindows

/CVI

, C/C++, C#, and Visual Basic .NET. When you install 

NI-DAQmx you only need to install support for the application software that you intend to use.

ni.com/manuals

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Summary of Contents for NI-9207

Page 1: ...4 Current Accuracy Verification 5 Adjustments 7 Voltage Accuracy Adjustment 7 Current Accuracy Adjustment 8 EEPROM Update 8 Reverification 9 Accuracy Under Calibration Conditions 9 Worldwide Support a...

Page 2: ...rating Instructions and Specifications NI 9207 specific information specifications and calibration interval NI DAQmx Help Information about creating applications that use the NI DAQmx driver LabVIEW H...

Page 3: ...me of at least 10 minutes to ensure that the NI 9207 measurement circuitry is at a stable operating temperature Initial Setup Complete the following steps to set up the NI 9207 1 Install NI DAQmx 2 Ma...

Page 4: ...ode OPR 5 Acquire and average samples a Create and configure an AI voltage task on the NI 9207 according to Table 2 b Configure the AI voltage task according toTable 3 Set the ADC timing mode to high...

Page 5: ...2 Connect the NI 9207 to the calibrator as shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 Current Accuracy Connections Note If the calibrator outputs are truly floating connect the negative output to a quiet earth ground...

Page 6: ...point in Table 7 10 Disconnect the calibrator from the device 11 Repeat steps 1 through 10 for each current channel on the NI 9207 Table 5 NI 9207 Configuration for Current Accuracy Verification Input...

Page 7: ...mmended calibration voltages for the NI 9207 d Set the calibrator to a reference value determined by the array of recommended calibration voltages e Set the calibrator to Operate mode OPR f Call and C...

Page 8: ...g to Table 9 g Set the calibrator to Standby mode STBY h Repeat steps d through g for each calibration current in the array i Disconnect the calibrator from the NI 9207 Ensure that there are no connec...

Page 9: ...s which are stored in the onboard EEPROM The following accuracy table is valid for calibration under the following conditions Ambient temperature 23 C 5 C NI 9207 installed in slot 8 of an NI cDAQ 917...

Page 10: ...private expense and is subject to the applicable limited rights and restricted data rights as set forth in FAR 52 227 14 DFAR 252 227 7014 and DFAR 252 227 7015 Worldwide Support and Services The Nat...

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