PCI-82x Series Cards
Multifunction Boards
User Manual, Ver. 1.5, Jan. 2017, PMH-024-15, Page: 19
Figure 2.5-5: Connecting to floating source configuration
A/D CH 0 HI
A/D CH 0 LO
A/D CH n HI
A.GND
A/D CH n LO
A.GND
Es 1
Es n
100 k
Ω
~ 10 M
Ω
100 k
Ω
~ 10 M
Ω
PCI-822/826
Figure 2.5-6: Connecting to a 4 ~ 20 mA Source
AI CHn
AGND
R
+
-
(Shunt Resistor)
Example:
A 20 mA source current through a 125 Ω resistor (e.g. 125 Ω, 0.1% DIP Resistors) between
+ and – terminals and the board will read a 2.5 V
DC
voltage. You can use the
I = V/R
(Ohm’s law) to
calculate what value the source current should have.
Current (I) = Voltage (V) / Resistance (R)
= 2.5 V / 125 Ω
= 0.02 A
= 20 m