VTI Instruments EX1000A - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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2 EX10xxA Preface
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Certification .......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Warranty ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
Limitation of Warranty ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Restricted Rights Legend ...................................................................................................................................... 9
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ............................................................................................................................. 10
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ............................................................................................................................. 11
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................................................... 12
Terms and Symbols ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Warnings ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
SUPPORT RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................. 14
SECTION 1 .................................................................................................................................................................. 15
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
Features ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Combined Thermocouple and Analog Inputs ................................................................................................ 16
End-to-end Self-calibration ........................................................................................................................... 16
Scalable for Synchronized High-Speed, High-Channel Count ...................................................................... 16
Open Thermocouple Detection (OTD) .......................................................................................................... 16
Cold Junction Compensation (CJC) .............................................................................................................. 17
Simplified Installation, Setup and Control .................................................................................................... 17
Channel Independence .................................................................................................................................. 17
Measurement Range ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Hardware Filter ............................................................................................................................................. 18
Input Connectors ........................................................................................................................................... 18
Sampling Rate ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Digital I/O and Limits ................................................................................................................................... 18
LXI Trigger Bus ............................................................................................................................................ 19
Triggering ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
EX10xxA Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 19
EX10xxA Dimensional Diagram ........................................................................................................................ 24
RX1032 Diagram ................................................................................................................................................ 26
EX1044 Diagram ................................................................................................................................................ 28
Explanation of Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 30
Maximizing Measurement Performance ............................................................................................................. 31
Utilize self-calibration ................................................................................................................................... 31
Dynamic Calibration in RX1032 ................................................................................................................... 31
Utilize self-test .............................................................................................................................................. 31
Allow for cold junction thermal stabilization ................................................................................................ 31
Select the proper hardware filter ................................................................................................................... 33
Choose an appropriate sampling rate ............................................................................................................ 33
Select the proper location .............................................................................................................................. 33
Use the correct wiring ................................................................................................................................... 33
SECTION 2 .................................................................................................................................................................. 35
PREPARATION FOR USE ........................................................................................................................................... 35
Unpacking EX10xxA, EX1000A-51C ............................................................................................................... 35
Unpacking RX10xx ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Unpacking EX1044 ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Installation Location ........................................................................................................................................... 36
Installation Options ............................................................................................................................................. 36
Rackmount Installation Option of EX10xxA ................................................................................................ 36