Chapter 4
Connecting and Using Accessories and Transducers
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If your strain gauge is a quarter-bridge configuration, you still need to
enable the bridge-completion network, but you must also install a
dummy resistor with resistance equal to that of the strain gauge at no load.
If you have a full-bridge configuration, you do not need to enable the
bridge-completion network. In all configurations, however, you must still
use excitation. Figures 4-5, 4-6, and 4-7 show a number of possible bridge
configurations in which V
EX
, R
1
, and R
2
are on the SCXI-1121 module. To
determine which of the following bridge configurations your strain gauge
uses, refer to your strain gauge manufacturer manual.
Note
The following acronyms and symbols apply to Figures 4-5 through 4-7:
ε
=
strain
GF =
Gauge Factor
ν
=
Poisson's Ratio
V
r
=
[V
IN
/V
EX
) Strained – (V
IN
/V
EX
) Unstrained]
R
L
=
Line Resistance
R
g
=
Gauge Resistance
•
=
Connection to Terminal Block