
4WPB100, 4WPB1K PRT Bridge Terminal Input Modules
With the PRT at 0°C, R
s
=R
0
. Thus, the above result becomes R
0
/R
f
, the
reciprocal of the multiplier required to calculate temperature, R
f
/R
0
. By making
a measurement with the PRT in an ice bath, errors in both R
s
and R
0
. can be
accounted for.
To perform the calibration, connect the PRT to the datalogger and program the
datalogger to measure the PRT with the 4-wire half bridge as shown in the
example section (multiplier = 1). Place the PRT in an ice bath (at 0°C; R
s
=R
0
).
Read the result of the bridge measurement. The reading is R
s
/R
f
, which is equal
to R
0
/R
f
since R
s
=R
0
. The correct value of the multiplier, R
f
/R
0
, is the reciprocal
of this reading. For example, if the initial reading is 0.9890, the correct
multiplier is: R
f
/R
0
= 1/0.9890 = 1.0111.
4. Programming Examples
The following examples simply show the two instructions necessary to make the
measurement and calculate the temperature. The result of the 4-wire half bridge
measurement as shown is R
s
/R
0
, the input required for the PRT algorithm to
calculate temperature.
‘Full Bridge’ is shown as the name for measurement Instruction 9
(used with the CR10/10X, 21X, and CR7). When Instruction 9 is
used with the first measurement range not set to the maximum
input range, it becomes a 4-wire half bridge measurement.
NOTE
All the examples are for a 100 ohm PRT in the 4WPB100. The excitation
voltages used were chosen with the assumption that the temperature would not
exceed 50°C. Tables 1 and 2 list excitation voltage as a function of maximum
temperature and the input voltage ranges used with the different dataloggers.
Calculation of optimum excitation voltage is discussed in Section 3.1.
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