Section 7.  Installation 
 
 
d. Calculate RS
10
: 
RS
10
 = X
10
 • Rf = 103900 
6. Calculate RS
10
/RS
0
, K, and temperature: 
a. RS
10
/RS
0
 = 1.039 
b. K = (RS
10
/RS
0
)-1 = 0.039 
c. T = g * K^4 + h * K^3 + i * K^2 + j * K = 9.99 °C 
d. T = (SQRT(d * (RS
10
/RS
0
) + e) - a) / f = 9.99 °C 
1
 A Campbell Scientific terminal-input module (TIM) can be used to complete the resistive bridge 
circuit. Refer to the appendix Passive-Signal Conditioners — List 
(p. 563). 
4 
Get this value from a PRT-resistance-to-temperature table 
 
CRBasic Programs and Notes 
 
 PT100 BrHalf3W() Three-Wire Half-Bridge Calibration 
'This program example demonstrates the calibration of a 100-ohm PRT (PT100) in a three-wire  
'half bridge with voltage excitation.  See previous procedure and schematic. 
 
'Declare constants and variables: 
Const Rf = 10000000 'Value of bridge resistor 
Public X 'Raw output from the bridge 
Public RS0 'Calculated PT100 resistance at 0 °C 
BeginProg 
 Scan(1,Sec,0,0) 
 
....'Measure X: 
 'BrHalf3W(Dest,Reps,Range,SEChan,ExChan,MeasPEx,ExmV,RevEx,SettlingTime, 
 '         Integ,Mult,Offset) 
 BrHalf3W(X,1,mV25,1,Vx1,1,2033,True,0,250,1,0) 
 'Calculate RS0: 
 RS0 = Rf * X 
 
 NextScan