thermocouples and strain gauges on LJTIA.

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Mon, 03/07/2016 - 10:44

PaulSn

I have K-Types and some quarter bridges I'd like to measure with our UE9s and LJTIAs. I am unclear of switch settings and vref if needed. Thanks.

Mon, 03/07/2016 - 11:19

LabJack Support

Usually you want to use the

Usually you want to use the highest gain possible, so you look at the signal range you expect and see if it will work per Appendix A of the LJTIA Datasheet. For example, if you know your signal will vary from -0.00194 to +0.00587 volts, then you can use Voffset=0.4V and Gain=x201:

https://labjack.com/support/datasheets/accessories/ljtick-inamp/appendix-a

For thermocouples, start with the Thermocouples App Note:

https://labjack.com/support/app-notes/thermocouples

The U3+LJTIA child page is then going to be very applicable to the UE9:

https://labjack.com/support/app-notes/thermocouples/u3

The following LJTIA pages are also useful:

https://labjack.com/support/datasheets/accessories/ljtick-inamp/appendix-c

https://labjack.com/support/datasheets/accessories/ljtick-inamp/appendix...

For your bridge circuits, start with the following:

https://labjack.com/support/datasheets/accessories/ljtick-inamp/appendix-d

Connect as described there, and if you are not getting the signal you expect see the child section D.1:

https://labjack.com/support/datasheets/accessories/ljtick-inamp/appendix...