Manual

4WFBS120, 4WFBS350, 4WFBS1K 4 Wire Full Bridge Terminal Input Modules (TIM)

BeginProg 'Program begins here

GF(1) = 2.1 : GF(2) = 2.2 : GF(3) = 2.3 'Initialize gauge factors for Strain( )

LeadLength(1) = 1.25 ' load lead lengths (100s of feet)

LeadLength(2) = 1.50

LeadLength(3) = 2.00

LeadRper100ft = 2.5 '24 gauge copper wire lead R is 0.025 ohms/ft

Gauge_R = 350 ' Load Strain gauge Resistance

For I = 1 To 3 ' Loop through calculate the adjusted gauge factors

Lead_R(I) = LeadLength(I) * LeadRper100ft

GF_Adjusted(I) = GF(I) * (Gauge_R/(Gauge_R + Lead_R(I)))

Next I

ZReps = 3 : ZIndex = 1 ‘initialize cal reps and index pointer

LoadFieldCal(True) ‘Load prior calibration factors

Scan(10,mSec,100,0) 'Scan once every 10 mSecs, non-burst

FieldCalStrain(10,StrainMvperV(),ZReps,0,ZeromV_V(),ModeVar,0,ZIndex,1,0,Strain())

BrFull(StrainMvperV(),3,mV50,4,1,5,7,1,5000,True,True,70,100,1,0)

StrainCalc(Strain(),3,StrainMvperV(),ZeromV_V(),-1,GF(),0) 'Strain calculation

CallTable STRAIN

CallTable Calib

Next Scan 'Loop up for the next scan

SlowSequence 'Slow sequence Scan to perform temperature

Scan(1,Sec,0,0) ' compensation on DAQ

Calibrate 'Corrects ADC offset and gain

BiasComp 'Corrects ADC bias current

Next Scan

EndProg 'Program ends here