Calibrate Cold Junction Offset - Omega Engineering OMB-CHARTSCAN 1400 User Manual

API Commands
TYPE
EXECUTION
SYNTAX
DESCRIPTION
Note: This command is only for advanced users who perform their own calibration. It is not necessary for
Active only in calibration mode, the Calibrate Cold Junction Offset (
junction offsets for cold-junction compensation of the thermocouple signals. Each thermocouple input channel
has associated with it one of these temperature sensors. Although calibrated at the factory, these temperature
sensors are subject to component aging which may affect their accuracy over time. The function of the Calibrate
Cold Junction Offset (
of component aging.
Since there are 4 cold junction temperature sensors associated with 32 temperature input channels, it is
necessary to select 4 channels. Each channel is associated with one of the 4 cold junction temperature sensors
in order to calibrate all cold junction temperature sensors on a given card.
Note: Four separate channels on each card must be supplied with an accurate thermocouple signal of known
The parameter
After the command has been issued, the applied thermocouple signal must remain at its value until the trigger
LED stops flashing in order to achieve accurate results. For further details on channel calibration, see Chapter 6.
EXAMPLE
PRINT#1, "OUTPUT07;K12345X"
PRINT#1, "OUTPUT07;J1,2,101.7X"
PRINT#1, "OUTPUT07;EX"
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- Calibrate Cold Junction Offset

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Calibration
Immediate
Calibrate the cold-junction offsets for cold-junction compensation of the
Jchan,
type,
temp
type
temp
normal, everyday operation.
) command is to allow the adjusting of the internal firmware to compensate for the affects
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warm junction temperature.
is the same channel type that is used with the Configure Channels (C) command.
type
thermocouple signals where
< < , where max = 128 for ChartScan/1400.
1 chan max
is the thermocouple channel type.
is the reference temperature currently being applied to the selected
channel, with the form
nnn.n
' Enter Calibration Mode
' Apply precision temperature
' Compute cold junction offset for the temperature
sensor associated with the type K thermocouple
on channel 1 of card #1, at 101.7°C
' Wait for command to complete
' Remove precision temperature
' End calibration mode
is the channel number such that
chan
in degrees º C.
) command is used to calibrate the cold
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