National Instruments 321645c-01 User Manual

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Chapter 2
Function Reference — Calibrate_1200
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Caution
Read the calibration chapter in your device user manual before using 
Calibrate_1200
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Parameters
Input 
Parameter Discussion
calOP determines the operation to be performed.
1:
Load calibration constants from EEPROMloc. If EEPROMloc is 0, the default 
load table is used and NI-DAQ ensures that the constants loaded are appropriate 
for the current polarity settings. If EEPROMloc is any other value you must 
ensure that the polarity of your device matches those of the calibration constants.
2:
Calibrate the ADC using DC reference voltage calRefVolts connected to 
calRefChan. To calibrate the ADC, you must ground one input channel 
(grndRefChan) and connect a voltage reference between any other channel and 
AGND (pin 11). After calibration, the calibration constants that were obtained 
during the process remain in use by the ADC until the device is initialized again.
Note
The ADC must be in referenced single-ended mode for successful calibration of 
the ADC. 
3:
Calibrate the DACs. DAC0chan and DAC1chan are the analog input channels 
to which DAC0 and DAC1 are connected, respectively. To calibrate the DACs, 
you must wrap-back the DAC0 out (pin 10) and DAC1 out (pin 12) to any two 
analog input channels. After calibration, the calibration constants that were 
Name
Type
Description
device
i16
device number
calOP
i16
operation to be performed
saveNewCal
i16
save new calibration constants
EEPROMloc
i16
storage location on EEPROM
calRefChan
i16
AI channel connected to the calibration voltage
grndRefChan
i16
AI channel that is grounded
DAC0chan
i16
AI channel connected to DAC0
DAC1chan
i16
AI channel connected to DAC1
calRefVolts 
f64
DC calibration voltage
gain
f64
gain at which ADC is operating
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