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Chapter 14: Inputs- Using
Creating your own linear (2 points, straight line) sensor calibrations
1. Click on the “+” Icon to add a new sensor
2. Double click in the ‘Sensor Name’ field (It will say “New Sensor” by default) and give your sensor a meaningful
description e.g. for our example let’s say “Hi pressure sensor (psi)”, “psi” is added so we know we are calibrating
it in ‘psi’ units. We could add the same sensor into the list again and use different units e.g. ‘bar’ if required.
3. Enter the minimum sensor input voltage in mV and the corresponding sensor reading value to that voltage
(e.g. 200 mV may be 400 psi of pressure from a particular sensor).
4. Enter the maximum sensor input voltage in mV and the corresponding sensor reading value to that voltage
(e.g. 3800mV may be 1000 psi of pressure from the sensor).
5. Add the units you want displayed in the relevant screens, in this example “PSI”, as shown below.
Note: To actually view the mV reading that DYNertia3 is measuring for a given sensor input use the ‘Data Channels’
analyser screen. This is found under the menu “Utilities/Data Diagnostics”. This screen is explained later in this chapter
and is an important tool to use for getting your calibration data prior to entering values.
You can also edit existing sensor names and data directly from the sensor list as above
If a sensor is highlighted in the list it can also be deleted using this button.
Tip- Sensor calibrations are listed alphabetically, if you wish to position one at the top of the list then name it
accordingly!
Note: Data and Settings are saved and channels configured when the Window is closed.
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