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CALIBRATION PROCEDURE

NI TB-9214

This document contains the verification procedure for the National Instruments NI TB-9214. For 
more information about calibration solutions, visit 

ni.com/calibration

.

Note

Refer to the 

NI 9214 Calibration Procedure

 on 

ni.com/manuals

 for 

instructions on calibrating the NI 9214.

Contents

Software.................................................................................................................................... 1
Documentation.......................................................................................................................... 2
Test Equipment......................................................................................................................... 3

Building the Barrier Strip Assembly ................................................................................ 4

Test Conditions......................................................................................................................... 5
Initial Setup............................................................................................................................... 6
Verification............................................................................................................................... 6

Terminal Block CJC Verification..................................................................................... 6

Where to Go for Support .......................................................................................................... 9

Software

Calibrating the NI TB-9214 requires the installation of NI-DAQmx 9.3 on the calibration 
system. You can download NI-DAQmx from 

ni.com/downloads

. NI-DAQmx supports 

LabVIEW, LabWindows

/CVI

, ANSI C, and .NET. When you install NI-DAQmx, you only 

need to install support for the application software that you intend to use.

Summary of Contents for NI TB-9214

Page 1: ...ts Software 1 Documentation 2 Test Equipment 3 Building the Barrier Strip Assembly 4 Test Conditions 5 Initial Setup 6 Verification 6 Terminal Block CJC Verification 6 Where to Go for Support 9 Softwa...

Page 2: ...ons and Specifications NI TB 9214 specific information specifications and calibration interval NI DAQmx Readme Operating system and application software support in NI DAQmx LabVIEW Help LabVIEW progra...

Page 3: ...Module Use an NI 9214 module that is verified to be within product specifications Chassis NI cDAQ 9178 BarrierStrip Assembly Thermocouple Wire TT E 24 SLE 100 E type SLE 24 AWG 20 to 30 meters Thermo...

Page 4: ...Crimp the chromel spade lugs to the chromel wire to create 16 positive spade lugs Crimp the constantan spade lugs to the constantan wire to create 16 negative spade lugs 2 Use the thermocouple wire sp...

Page 5: ...I TB 9214 meets published specifications Keep connections to the NI TB 9214 as short as possible Long cables and wires act as antennae picking up extra noise that can affect measurements Verify that a...

Page 6: ...er 6 Connect the power source to the NI cDAQ 9178 chassis 7 Launch Measurement Automation Explorer MAX 8 Right click the device name and select Self Test to ensure that the module is working properly...

Page 7: ...temp0 value a Create and configure an AI Temp Built In Sensor task for CJC channel _cjtemp0 on the NI 9214 according to Table 2 b Configure the AI Temp Built In Sensor task for CJC channel _cjtemp0 ac...

Page 8: ...fore acquiring data Wait at least 300 ms for the Ectron 1140A to settle before acquiring data with the NI 9214 Disregard the first six seconds of the acquisition to compensate for the open thermocoupl...

Page 9: ...at the NI TB 9214 is outside of the limits refer to Where to Go for Support for assistance in returning the device to NI Where to Go for Support The National Instruments Web site is your complete reso...

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