
FDI2056 Use
r’s Manual
v 2.0 r 1.1
– 03/13
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Example:
SGA,B,100 set gain to 100 on channel B
SGA,20
set gain to 20 on the active channel(s).
We recommend that the gain be set in such a manner that the voltage displayed
on the bargraph display is the highest possible without an over-range being
detected during the measurement cycle.
An over-range condition is indicated by the OVR+ or OVR- LEDs on the bargraph
display.
4-7 OFFSET ADJUSTMENT.
The instrument has the possibility of reducing the linear drift of the integrator
channel by adjusting the voltage offset at the input. The voltage offset depends
greatly on the gain value. Therefore, as a best practice recommendation, the
offset adjustment should be requested each time a new gain is set. This
adjustment is made each time the
ADJ
command is sent.
The
ADJ
command can be sent to any channels in the system at the same time.
It’s up to the user to decide whether the input will be short-circuited by the
internally provided circuit or by using an external circuit. Should you decide to use
the internal short-circuitry; the
ISC
command will help you to do so.
4-8 INTEGRATOR MODE
The Integrator-Timer mode -
TRS,T
-, which is the default mode at power-on, is
generally used with fixed coil configurations to analyze time dependent flux
variations. The Integrator-Displacement or Encoder mode -
TRS,E
- is used with
moving coil configurations to analyze space dependent flux variations.
In these modes, every channel can be selected or deselected individually by using
the
CHA
command.
The trigger source must be selected by the
TRS
(trigger source) command if the
default value -
TRS,T
- is not desired.
Finally, a
TRI
sequence must be programmed, defining a sequence of integration
intervals.
After the execution of the
TRI
command, the
RUN
command starts the measuring
sequence. The
TRI
sequence is memorized and can be repeated as many times
as required by the
RUN
command.
If needed, the parameters of the current
TRI
sequence may be returned to the
host and checked by issuing a
TRI,?
command.
4-9 PROGRAMMING THE INTEGRATION INTERVALS
The
TRI
command is used to define the integration intervals which are delimited
by successive trigger events. The syntax of this command is explained below:
TRI,s,a/n1,C1/...../ni,Ci
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