National Instruments SCXI-1321 User manual

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January 2003

321924C-01

SCXI -1321 OFFSET-NULL AND

SHUNT-CALIBRATION HIGH-VOLTAGE

TERMINAL BLOCK INSTALLATION GUIDE

This guide describes how to install and use the SCXI-1321 offset-null

and shunt-calibration terminal block with the SCXI-1121 module. You can

only use the SCXI-1321 terminal block with SCXI-1121 revision C or later

modules. In addition to the 18 screw terminals, the SCXI-1321 has circuitry

for offset-null adjustment of Wheatstone bridges, and a socketed shunt

resistor for strain-gauge shunt calibration. This terminal block was

primarily designed for Wheatstone bridge transducers such as strain

gauges, although it can easily accommodate thermocouples, RTDs,

thermistors, millivolt sources, volt sources, and current-loop receivers.

Thermocouples have cold-junction compensation (CJC) support.

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide:

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What You Need to Get Started

To set up and use the SCXI-1321, you need the following items:

❑SCXI-1321 offset-null and shunt-calibration terminal block

❑SCXI-1321 Offset-Null and Shunt-Calibration High-Voltage

Terminal Block Installation Guide Installation Guide

❑Read Me First: Safety and Radio-Frequency Interference

❑SCXI chassis and documentation

❑SCXI-1121 module (revision C or later) and documentation

❑Numbers 1 and 2 Phillips screwdrivers

❑1/8 in. flathead screwdriver

❑Long-nose pliers

❑Wire cutter

❑Wire insulation stripper

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Connecting the Signals

Note Refer to the Read Me First: Safety and Radio-Frequency Interference document

before removing equipment covers, or connecting or disconnecting any signal wires.

To connect the signal to the terminal block, complete the following steps,

referring to Figure 1 as necessary:

1. Unscrew the top-cover screws and remove the cover.

2. Loosen the strain-relief screws and remove the strain-relief bar.

3. Enable or bypass each of the nulling circuits, depending on the signal

you are measuring.

Note Disable the offset-nulling circuitry when you are not using a Wheatstone bridge or

when the excitation channel of the SCXI-1121 is in current mode.

4. Run the signal wires through the strain-relief opening. You can add

insulation or padding if necessary.

5. Prepare the signal wire by stripping the insulation no more than 7 mm

(0.28 in.).

6. Connect the wires to the screw terminals by inserting the stripped end

of the wire fully into the terminal. No bare wire should extend past the

screw terminal. Exposed wire increases the risk of a short circuit and a

hardware failure.

7. Tighten the screws to a torque of 0.57 to 0.79 newton-m (5 to 7 lb-in.).

8. Connect safety earth ground to the safety-ground lug. Refer to the

Read Me First: Safety and Radio-Frequency Interference document

for connection information.

9. Reinstall the strain-relief bar, and tighten the strain-relief screws.

10. Reinstall the top cover, and tighten the top-cover screws.

11. Connect the terminal block to the module front connector as explained

in the Installing the Terminal Block section.

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Figure 1. SCXI-1321 Parts Locator Diagram

1 Strain-Relief Bar

2 Strain-Relief Screws

3 Safety-Ground Lug

4 Mating Connector

5 Thumbscrew

6 Top-Cover Screws

7 Top Cover

Back View Front View

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Figure 2. SCXI-1321 Circuit Parts Locator Diagram

Installing the Terminal Block

To connect the terminal block to the SCXI module front connector,

complete the following steps:

1. Connect the module front connector to its connector on the terminal

block.

2. Make sure that the module top and bottom thumbscrews do not

obstruct the rear panel of the terminal block.

3. Tighten the top and bottom screws on the back of the terminal block to

hold it securely in place.

4. Refer to the Performed or Supported Signal Conditioning section for

information on specific signal conditioning.

1 Screw Terminals

2 Product Information

3 W1 (CH0 Null Enabled)

4 W2 (CH1 Null Enabled)

5 R3 (CH0 Null Resistor)

6 R4 (CH0 Shunt Resistor)

7 R5 (CH1 Null Resistor)

8 R6 (CH1 Shunt Resistor)

9 R7 (CH2 Null Resistor)

10 R8 (CH2 Shunt Resistor)

11 R9 (CH3 Null Resistor)

12 R10 (CH3 Shunt Resistor)

13 W5 (CJC Mode)

14 Warning Label

15 W4 CH3 Null Enabled)

16 W3 (CH2 Null Enabled)

17 R15 (CH3 Null Potentiometer)

18 R14 (CH2 Null Potentiometer)

19 R2 (CH1 Null Potentiometer)

20 R1 (CH0 Null Potentiometer)

Note: R3 through R10 are socketed.

3 4

7 12

17181920

5 6 8 9 10 11

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Note To minimize the temperature gradient inside the terminal block, move the SCXI

chassis away from any extreme temperature differential.

Specifications

All specifications are typical at 25 °C unless otherwise specified.

Electrical

Cold-junction sensor

Accuracy1........................................0.9 °C

Output..............................................10 mV/°C from 0 to 55 °C

Resistors

RSHUNT .............................................301 kΩ ±1%

RNULL ...............................................39 kΩ ±5%

RTRIM ...............................................10 kΩ

Nulling potentiometer

Range...............................................0 to 10 kΩ

Step size...........................................infinite (user adjustable)

Mechanical

Resistor sockets

Connecting lead size........................0.023 to 0.026 in.

Connecting lead length ....................0.110 to 0.175 in.

Lead spacing....................................0.500 in.

Maximum Working Voltage

Maximum working voltage refers to the signal voltage plus the

common-mode voltage.

Channel-to-earth .....................................300 V, Installation Category II

Channel-to-channel.................................300 V, Installation Category II

1 The temperature sensor accuracy includes tolerances in all component values caused by temperature and loading,

and self-heating.

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Environmental

Operating temperature............................ 0 to 50 °C

Storage temperature ............................... –20 to 70 °C

Humidity ................................................ 10 to 90% RH, noncondensing

Maximum altitude .................................. 2,000 meters

Pollution Degree (indoor use only) ........ 2

Safety

The SCXI-1321 is designed to meet the requirements of the following

standards of safety for electrical equipment for measurement, control and

laboratory use:

• IEC 61010-1, EN 61010-1

• UL 3111-1, UL61010B-1

• CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1

Note For UL and other safety certifications refer to the product label or to ni.com.

Electromagnetic Compatibility

Emissions ............................................... EN 55011 Class A at 10 meters;

FCC Part 15A above 1 GHz

Immunity................................................ EN 61326:1997 + A2:2001,

Table 1

EMC/EMI............................................... CE, C-Tick and FCC Part 15

(Class A) Compliant

Note For EMC compliance, operate this device with shielded cabling.

CE Compliance

The SCXI-1321 meets the essential requirements of applicable European

Directives, as amended for CE Marking, as follows:

Low-Voltage Directive (safety) ............. 73/23/EEC

Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC)89/336/EEC

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Note Refer to the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for this product for any additional

regulatory compliance information. To obtain the DoC for this product, click Declarations

of Conformity Information at ni.com/hardref.nsf/.

Performed or Supported Signal Conditioning

This section provides information on types of signal conditioning

performed by the SCXI-1321 or is supported by it.

Offset Nulling

Offset nulling is a hardware nulling procedure used with

Wheatstone-bridge transducers that have an initial offset error. Correcting

this error improves measurement accuracy. The nulling circuitry operates

with quarter-bridge, half-bridge, and full-bridge strain-gauge

configurations. Each channel has its own nulling circuitry and its own

trimming potentiometer as listed in Table 1.

To null the static offset voltage of the bridge, complete the following steps:

1. Connect the bridge configuration to the selected channel.

2. Select and read the channel output.

3. While monitoring the output, rotate the trimmer wiper with a flathead

screwdriver until you reach 0 V.

You have nulled the bridge and are ready for a measurement.

The nulling range that is provided with the terminal block is ±2.5 mV,

assuming that you have a 120 Ωstrain gauge quarter-bridge configuration

and 3.3 V excitation voltage. You can change this range by replacing the

nulling resistor with a resistor of another value. Each channel has an

independent socketed nulling resistor. Therefore, you can mix the ranges to

accommodate each channel requirement. Table 2 lists the nulling resistors

and their corresponding channels.

Table 1. Trimmer Potentiometers and Corresponding Channels

Channel Number Trimmer Potentiometer

0R1

1R2

2R14

3R15

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The factory default value of all the nulling resistors on the terminal block

is 39 kΩ.

Note These resistors are socketed for easy replacement. These sockets best fit a 1/4 W

resistor lead size.

To determine the nulling range, use the following formula while referring

to Figures 3 through 5:

where

Vexc is the excitation voltage (3.3 V or 10 V)

Rdis either a completion resistor or a second strain-gauge nominal

resistance

Rnull is the nulling resistor value

(range of trim potentiometer + nulling resistor)

Rgis the nominal strain-gauge resistance value

For example,

Vnulling range = ±2.56 mV

Vexc = 3.3 V

Rd= 120 Ω

Rnull = 39 kΩ

Rg= 120 Ω

Table 2. Nulling Resistors and Corresponding Channels

Channel Number Nulling Resistor

0R3

1R5

2R7

3R9

Vnulling range

Vexc

----------VexcRdRnull Rg

+()

RnullRgRdRnull Rg

+()+

-----------------------------------------------------------–±=

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Assuming a strain-gauge range with a gauge factor of GF = 2 and a

quarter-bridge configuration, this range corresponds to ±1,498 µε,as given

by the strain formula for a quarter-bridge strain-gauge configuration:

where

Figure 3. Quarter-Bridge Nulling Circuit

ε4Vr

–

GF 12Vr

+()

-------------------------------=

strained voltage static unstrained voltage–

Vexc

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------=

CH+CH+

CH–

EX+

EX–

–

4.5 kΩ

RSCAL

301 kΩ

RTr i m

10 kΩ

RNull

39.1 kΩ

(Screw Adjusts Potentiometer)

R3(dummy)

R4(gauge)

EX+

CH+

CH–

EX+

EX–

RTr i m

SCXI-1121 SCXI-1321 Transducer

VEX

Note: R1 and R2 are completion resistors.

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