I am waiting for my adc11 to arrive. i am intending to measure the output 4-20Ma current from 4 shock sensor units.
Can anybody give me a heads up as to how to set up the unit or what i should look out for etc, i have read some of the posts and they do not go into to much detail, this is fairly new to me as i normally rely on dedicated measuring devices for the sensors we use, however i am keen to move into different areas and experiment
To give you a brief idea of how the softwre works, you initially create the settings, via File->New Settings. Once you have done that you create a data file to record the data to, via File->New data.
You may also be interested in using the scaling section when creating your settings, please have al look at section 5.1.8.2 Parameter scaling for more information.
Hi if there is no load the voltage will rise to approximately the supply voltage that is why you need a load resistance of say 120 ohms. This will limit the voltage to 480mV at 4 mA and 2.4V at 20mA.