Chapter 5
Developing Your Application
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5.
A dialog box appears indicating that the NI PXI-4220 is
self-calibrating.
6.
When the dialog box disappears, the NI PXI-4220 is successfully
self-calibrated.
Note
To maintain the accuracy specifications in Appendix A,
recommends performing an internal calibration at an ambient temperature within ±1 °C
of the acquisition temperature.
External Device Calibration
NI recommends you perform an external calibration once a year. At the
time of publication, there is currently no external calibration procedure
document available for the NI PXI-4220. Return the NI PXI-4220 to NI
for external calibration. NI provides a certificate of calibration with the
calibrated NI PXI-4220. For information about how to contact NI, refer to
the
Signal Conditioning Technical Support Information
document.
Calibrating the System
You should perform offset null compensation or shunt calibration on
transducers in your system to improve accuracy. This is considered system,
or end-to-end, calibration.
Offset Null Compensation
Performing an offset null compensation removes offset in the measurement
system. Factors such as imperfections in the strain gauge, electrical offset
in the measurement system, signal leads with significant lead resistance, as
well as other system variables can create offset. Refer to the
, for information
about how to perform offset null compensation.
Shunt Calibration
Performing shunt calibration removes gain or amplitude errors in the
measurement system. Factors such as non-ideal gauges, incorrect strain
gauge factor, temperature fluctuations, as well as other system variables
can create these errors. Refer to the
, for information about how to perform shunt
calibration.