Chapter 3
Connecting the Signals
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Figure 3-3.
Summary of AI Connections
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Signal Source Type
Floating Signal Source
(Not Connected to Building Ground)
Grounded Signal Source
Examples
• Ungrounded Thermocouples
• Signal Conditioning with
Isolated Outputs
• Battery Devices
Examples
• Plug-in Instruments with
Nonisolated Outputs
Input
Differential
(DIFF)
Single-Ended —
Ground
Referenced
(RSE)
Single-Ended —
Nonreferenced
(NRSE)