If the 109 probe is to be used with long cable lengths or in electrically noisy environments,
consider employing the measurement programming techniques outlined in
Details of 109 probe measurement and linearization of the thermistor output are provided in
Measurement and output linearization
7.2.1 Therm109() instruction
The
Therm109()
measurement instruction programs CRBasic data loggers to measure this
sensor. It applies a precise excitation voltage, makes a half-bridge resistance measurement, and
converts the result to temperature using the Steinhart-Hart equation. See
(p. 10) for more information.
Therm109()
instruction and parameters are as
follows:
Therm109
(Dest, Reps, SEChan, VxChan, SettlingTime, Integ/f
N1
, Mult, Offset)
Variations:
l
Temperature reported as °C — set
Mult
to 1 and
Offset
to 0
l
Temperature reported as °F — set
Mult
to 1.8 and
Offset
to 32
l
AC mains noise filtering — set
Integ/f
N1
to the 60 Hz or 50 Hz option (see
l
Compensate for long cable lengths — Set
SettlingTime
to 20000 (see
7.3 Air temperature installation
For air temperature measurements, locate probes over an open, level area at least 9 m (EPA;
(p. 13)) in diameter. The surface should be covered by short grass or
the natural earth surface where grass does not grow. Probes should be located at a distance of at
least four times the height of any nearby obstruction, and at least 30 m (EPA) from large paved
areas. Sensors should be protected from thermal radiation, and adequately ventilated.
Standard air temperature measurement heights:
l
1.25 to 2.0 m (WMO;
l
l
2.0 m and 10.0 m for temperature difference (EPA)
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