Temperature Resolution; Figure 31 - Thermistor Temperature Range - Newport 6000 Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Figure 31 - Thermistor Temperature Range

5.4.4.1.3

Temperature Resolution

You must also consider measurement resolution since the resolution decreases as the
thermistor temperature increases. The 6000 uses an A/D converter that has a
maximum resolution of about 76 µV. The microprocessor converts this digital
number to resistance, stores this resistance, then converts it to a temperature using the
Steinhart-Hart equation, and stores this temperature. A temperature change of one
degree centigrade will be represented by a greater resistance increase (and therefore
more A/D counts) at a lower temperature than at a higher temperature because of the
non-linear resistance of the thermistor. Resolution figures for a typical 10 k Ohm
thermistor are given below.