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E.3.3 Temperature Zero Readings and Thermal Factors
N
OTE
:
T
EMPERATURE
Z
ERO AND
T
HERMAL
F
ACTORS ARE USED FOR TEMPERATURE
CORRECTION
.
T
EMPERATURE CORRECTION
CAN BE USED TO COMPENSATE FOR CHANGES IN
A GAUGE
’
S READINGS DUE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGE
.
T
EMPERATURE EFFECT ON READINGS
VARIES ON DIFFERENT MODELS OF GAUGES AND TEMPERATURE CORRECTION IS OFTEN NOT
REQUIRED
.
D
EPENDING ON THE GAUGE MODEL
,
TEMPERATURE CORRECTION MAY NOT BE
AVAILABLE
;
SOME GAUGE MODELS REQUIRE A DIFFERENT FORMULA TO COMPENSATE
.
T
EMPERATURE CORRECTION IS COMMENTED OUT IN THE MAIN PROGRAM FILE BY DEFAULT
.
Default values for Temperature Zero Readings and Thermal Factors are 0. Temperature
Zero Readings and Thermal Factors can be added if the user requires the Datalogger to
use temperature compensation.
Figure 15 - Set Temperature Zero and Thermal Factor
Navigate to the Main (.CR6) file C:\Campbellsci\CRBasicEditor. Open the Main (.CR6)
file with notepad and uncomment the line specified in the code for all model gauges that
temperature correction is required.
Figure 16 - Uncomment Specified Line
E.3.4 Output Labels
Default Alias names correspond with the Direct or Multiplexer channel of each gauge and
are displayed in the Header of the Data file. Alias names can be modified by the user.
W
ARNINGS
:
A
LIAS
N
AMES CANNOT BE MORE THAN
35
CHARACTERS LONG AND
MUST ONLY CONTAIN ALPHANUMERIC VALUES AND UNDERSCORES
(N
O SPACES OR
SYMBOLS
).
A
LIAS NAMES
M
UST BEGIN WITH AN ALPHA CHARACTER
