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5.1.5
Heat Flux Sensor Parameters
The SP-016 provides 3 sensor parameters related to the Heat Flux Sensor (Sensor 0). These values may be updated
based on the specific heat flux sensor being used.
Parameter
Name
Range
Factory
Reset
Description
0
Sensitivity
0 - 100.0
1.0
Sensitivity
1
TempCo
Gain
0 - 1.0
0.00334 Temperature Gain factor used in
S
@T
= TempCo
Gain
* T
meas
+ TempCo
Offset
2
TempCo
Offset
0 - 1.0
0.917 Temperature Gain factor used in
S
@T
= TempCo
Gain
* T
meas
+ TempCo
Offset
5.1.6
Heat Flux User Calibration Parameters
The SP-016 provides a single User Calibration register that may be set while the device is in the User Calibrate mode
and is ‘added’ to the calculated value during normal operation, providing a fixed offset to the calculated Heat Flux
value. During the User Calibration process, the actual (independently measured) Heat Flux value (Target Value) may be
entered and the SP-016 will save the difference between the current measured value and the Target Value as the
Calibration value. The User Calibration may be used when the sensor is measuring 0 heat flux to provide a simple
method to correct for minor offset errors.
Note:
The device must be put into the ‘Calibration’ mode to access the User Calibration parameters.
User Calibration
Parameter
Name
Range
Factory
Reset
Description
0
Heatflux +/- 1000.0
0
Adjusts the heat flux value to allow the measured
heat flux to equal the target heatflux
5.1.7
IPSO Digital Input Sensor Definition
The IPSO Heat Flux definition provides signal range, measured min/max values, IPSO object type information
Offset
Name
Value
Description
0x00
Sensor Type
33130
Heat Flux W/m
2
(OMEGA Defined)
0x02
Precision
1
Provides reading of xxx
0x04
Sensor Trigger
??
See section Sensor Trigger Function
0x08
Min Measured
??
Minimum reading since the last reset
0x0c
Max Measured
??
Maximum reading since the last reset
0x10
Min Range
-150000
Minimum reading
0x14
Max Range
+150000 Maximum reading