Chapter 2
Using the Module
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Figure 2-18.
NI PXIe-4330/4331 Signal Conditioning Block Diagram
The bridge output voltage is sensed through the AI+ and AI– pins and then amplified and
filtered before being fed into the ADC input. The ADC then performs a ratiometric
measurement of the input signal versus the reference signal to determine the actual deflection
of the bridge or sensor.
The NI PXIe-4330/4331 supports half-, quarter-, and full-bridge measurements. When
performing a quarter-bridge measurement, you can configure the NI PXIe-4330/4331 to
select between internal 120
Ω
, 350
Ω
, and 1 k
Ω
quarter-bridge completion resistors. In
addition, you can enable programmable shunt-calibration resistors, individually or in parallel,
to provide three different possible shunt-calibration resistor values.
Each channel also provides a transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS) interface. This interface
can read the TEDS information from supported sensors to provide plug and play identification
of the sensor and scaling information.
T –
T +
AI –
AI +
EX –
EX –
RS –
RS +
EX +
QTR/
SC
120
Ω
350
Ω
1 k
Ω
50 k
Ω
100 k
Ω
TEDS
Interface
x 8 Channels
G=10
Analog
Anti-Alias
Filter
ADC
Reference
Input
Gain=1
or 0.25
Programmable
Excitation
+
–
Quarter-Bridge
Completion
Shunt Calibration
Resistors
I/O
Connector