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parameter. Subsequent measurements are scaled with the same multiplier.
FieldCal()
Option 3
does not affect
offset
.
Some measurement applications do not require determination of offset.
Frequency analysis, for example, may only require relative data to characterize
change.
Example Case: A soil-water sensor is to be used to detect a pulse of water moving
through soil. A pulse of soil water can be detected with an offset, but sensitivity
to the pulse is important, so an accurate multiplier is essential. To adjust the
sensitivity of the sensor, two soil sampl
es, with volumetric water contents of 10%
and 35%, will provide two known points.
Calibration Report for Water Content Sensor
CRBasic Variable
At Deployment
SimulatedWaterContentSignal
175
mV
KnownWC
10
%
SimulatedWaterContentSignal
700
mV
KnownWC
35
%
WCMultiplier
0.0476
%/mV
The following procedure sets the sensitivity of a simulated soil water-content
sensor.
1. Send CRBasic example
FieldCal() Multiplier
(p. 226)
to the CR800.
2. To simulate the soil-water sensor signal, place a jumper wire between
terminals
VX1
and
SE1
.
3. Simulate deployment-calibration conditions in two stages as follows:
a. Set variable
SimulatedWaterContentSignal
to
175
. Set variable
KnownWC
to
10.0
.
b. Start the calibration by setting variable
CalMode
=
1
.
c. When
CalMode
increments to
3
, set variable
SimulatedWaterContentSignal
to
700
. Set variable
KnownWC
to
35
.
d. Resume the calibration by setting variable
CalMode
=
4
4. When variable
CalMode
increments to
6
, the calibration is complete.
Calibrated multiplier is
0.0476
.
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