01-11-2012 07:01 AM
Attempting to log 8 thermocouple outputs after signal conditioning (gain x100) with 0V referenced outputs through an SCB-68 into a DAQCard6062E. Using a Labview VI configured to log 0-500mV, RSE mode. Logging from 1 to 7 thermocouples works fine, when the 8th thermocouple is added it always reads 0.000. Tried swapping all thermocouples around - no difference, AI 7 always reads 0.000. Tried using AI 8 (and others) but still reads 0.000. Fed in a reference voltage (0.42V) into AI 7 and placed Thermocouple 8 into AI 8 and this recorded the reference voltage correctly, but AI 8 now read 0.000. Tried swapping all inputs to use AI 8 to AI 15 and found AI 8 to AI 14 worked fine (like AI 0 to AI 6 before) but AI 15 read 0.000. VI being used is attached
01-11-2012 08:16 AM
Do all the signals appear correctly in the waveform display?
01-11-2012 08:33 AM
Thermo couples as RSE strikes me a strange. I would expect it to be differential where AI0 is paired with AI7 etc.
Sorry I can't say more.
Ben
01-11-2012 04:21 PM
Channel AI 7 is displayed as zero in the waveform display during acquisition
01-11-2012 04:26 PM
I'll try NRSE mode with all the GND's connected to AI Sense. Thanks
01-11-2012 04:57 PM
What are you using for "signal conditioning"? It sounds like its channel 8 may be the weak link.
01-13-2012 05:40 PM
That was my original thought, but rearranging all the channels, different thermocouples into different amplifiers and different amplifier outputs (signal conditioning circuits) into different Analog Inputs (0-7) didn't change the fact that AI 7 (the 8th logged channel) was zero. I'm using a custom made 8 channel amplifier (100x gain) to amplify the outputs of FW05 fine wire E-type thermocouples. The two stage amplifiers use LTC1052CN8 op amps.