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3
Adjustment
This chapter discusses issues related to self-calibrating your signal source and
provides a self-calibration procedure.
Internal Adjustment
Internal adjustment requires no equipment or external connections. To
internally calibrate your NI 54
XX
device, complete the following steps:
1.
Disconnect the device outputs.
2.
Call
ni54xx_CalSelfCalibrate(device)
with the following
parameter:
•
device
—The number of the device you want to calibrate, which is
assigned by Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
The calibration proceeds automatically. The procedure takes approximately
one minute to complete.
Note
To restore the last external adjustment, call the function
ni54xx_CalRestoreExternalConstants
.
External Adjustment
This section describes the basic steps in an external adjustment.
Setting Up and Configuring Your Device
To set up and configure your device for adjustment, complete the following
steps:
1.
Install the NI 54
XX
device in your host computer.
2.
Configure the NI 54
XX
device with MAX.
3.
Looking at Table 3-1 and Figure 3-1 as guides, make the appropriate
connections to measure the output from the constants you want to
calibrate.