Choosing A Reading Rate - National Instruments NI 4350 User Manual

Chapter 3 NI 4350 Operation
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Choosing a Reading Rate

NI 4350 User Manual
The 4-wire ohms mode has six corresponding input ranges when used
with the built-in 25 µΑ current source: 25 kΩ, 50 kΩ, 100 kΩ, 150 kΩ,
300 kΩ, and 600 kΩ. Choose the smallest range for the best
measurement results.
With VirtualBench, the NI435X instrument driver, or the DAQ Channel
Wizard, you can specify the range based on your sensor type in engineering
units appropriate to the sensor.
The reading rate is the rate at which your NI 4350 takes a new
measurement. This rate has a direct relationship with the digital filter
built into the ADC used in the NI 4350.
The digital filter has the characteristics shown in Figure 3-1. You can
set the frequency of the first notch of this filter to 10 Hz, 50 Hz, or
60 Hz. Setting the notch filter at one of these frequencies rejects any
noise at that frequency as well as at all its multiples.
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Figure 3-1. Digital Filter Characteristics for 10 Hz Setting
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