National Instruments FP-RTD-124 用户手册

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FP-RTD-124 and cFP-RTD-124
Effects of Lead Resistance
The [c]FP-RTD-124 measures resistance by driving a current 
through a circuit and sensing the resulting voltage. Any resistance 
in the lead wires that connect to the RTD can add errors to your 
readings if the measured voltage includes the drop across these 
wires.
For example, consider a two-wire RTD element connected as 
previously shown in Figure 2. The resistance of the lead wires is 
indistinguishable from the resistance of the RTD element. In a 
typical application using 10 m of 22 AWG copper wire, each of the 
two leads adds approximately 0.5
Ω of error to the measurement. 
The 0.5
Ω of error corresponds to a temperature error of about 
2.6
°
C. Using the three-wire RTD connection in Figure 2 causes 
the inclusion of only one of the leads in the sensed measurement. 
The resultant error caused by lead resistances is half that of the 
error in the two-wire example. 
The most accurate way to measure temperature from RTDs is the 
four-wire method shown in Figures 2 and 3. With this method, one 
pair, the EXCITE and COM leads, carries the current through the 
RTD. The other pair, the SENSE leads, measures the voltage 
developed by the RTD element independent of the lead resistance.
Status Indicators
The [c]FP-RTD-124 has two green status LEDs, POWER and 
READY. After you insert the [c]FP-RTD-124 into a terminal base 
or backplane and apply power to the connected network module, 
the green POWER indicator lights and the [c]FP-RTD-124 
informs the network module of its presence. When the network 
module recognizes the [c]FP-RTD-124, it sends initial 
configuration information to the [c]FP-RTD-124. After receiving 
this initial information, the green READY indicator lights and the 
[c]FP-RTD-124 is in normal operating mode.
Isolation and Safety Guidelines
Caution
Read the following information before 
attempting to connect the [c]FP-RTD-124 to any circuits 
that may contain hazardous voltages.
This section describes the isolation of the [c]FP-RTD-124 and its 
compliance with international safety standards. The field wiring