
5–10
Channel Configuration, Data, and Status
Publication
17466.8 - April 1997
1746-NI4 Data Format Units to “Real” Units
Situation: A transducer is being used to measure flow rate.
The –10V dc to +10V dc signal is proportional to 0–100 GPM.
The channel data word is in 1746-NI4 data format.
The channel data = 10000.
Find:
“Real” units equivalent in GPM.
Equation: Real Units Equivalentchannel data value
S
HIGH
S
LOW
input range
where: S
LOW
= 0 GPM
S
HIGH
= 100 GPM
channel data word = 5500
NI4 full scale default value (from table on page 5–6) = 65535
Solution: Real Units Equivalent10000
100 GPM0 GPM
65535
15.26 GPM
User Defined Limits Data Format to “Real” Units
Situation: A
transducer is being used to measure pressure.
The –10V dc to +10V dc signal is proportional to 0–200 psi.
The channel data word is in user defined data format.
The lower scale limit (configuration word 8) = 0.
The upper scale limit (configuration word 9) = 20000.
The channel data word = 16600.
Find:
“Real” units equivalent in psi.
Equation: Real Units Equivalentchannel data word
(
S
HIGH
S
LOW
)
upper scale limitlower scale limit
where: S
LOW
= 0 psi
S
HIGH
= 200 psi
Solution: Real Units Equivalent16600
200 psi0 psi
(
200000
)
166.00 psi
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