Campbell Hausfeld SDM-CVO4 Manual Do Utilizador

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SDM-CVO4 4-Channel Current/Voltage Output Module 
this device is at the low end of its tolerance band (±10%), combined 
with the normal tolerance of flash test devices, then the spark gap could 
fire during a 1500 VAC flash test, which may cause an indication of 
failure.  Testing at a slightly lower voltage will confirm whether there is 
a true fault or not. 
If you have any doubts about the safety of your installation please first seek 
advice from your local safety advisor and then Campbell Scientific if you require 
further technical details.  
To ensure safe and correct operation, the SDM-CVO4 must 
be installed where there is no risk of water ingress or 
condensation.  
CAUTION 
5.  General Principles of Use 
5.1  Voltage or Current Signalling 
Where the SDM-CVO4 is being used to retransmit measured values from sensors 
to remote displays or measurement systems, the datalogger program would 
normally follow the process of taking measurements and writing the measured 
values into input locations using the same principles as given in the manuals for 
those sensors.   
The measured values would then be scaled using the processing instructions of the 
datalogger, using either Instructions 37 and 34 or Instruction 53 (if available in 
your datalogger). Prior to scaling, or during the scaling calculations, the values 
relating to the four channels of the SDM-CVO4 will normally be written into four 
new sequential input locations, both to match the required inputs for Instruction 
103 and also to preserve the original measurement values for other purposes.  
Instruction 103 would then be executed at the same rate as the measurements have 
been made, to transmit the settings to the SDM-CVO4 and cause the outputs to be 
updated at the same rate. As the required output levels are held in a digital form in 
the SDM-CVO4, there is little advantage in sending data more frequently – the 
only benefit being that it would recover more quickly in the event of a loss of 
power. 
5.2  Providing Excitation Supplies to Sensors 
As mentioned in the introduction to this manual, one application for this device is 
to provide an excitation to a sensor or sensors that are to be measured by the 
datalogger. This may be considered where a sensor requires a precise voltage or 
current excitation which cannot be provided by the datalogger itself, or perhaps 
where exciting the sensor from the datalogger or its power supply would cause a 
common-mode measurement problem. An example of the latter problem is where 
the sensor outputs are not within the common-mode voltage that the datalogger 
will accept (±2.5 V for the CR10X). 
Careful consideration should be made before using an SDM-CVO4 for such a 
function. Not only is it a relatively expensive method, but it can also result in a 
less accurate method of sensor measurement (compared to when the datalogger 
excites the sensors directly) if the precision of the output is critical to the sensor 
accuracy. 
The reason for this is that direct datalogger excitation is a ratiometric 
measurement whereby any drift in the excitation output of the datalogger is 
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