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Temperature, AVW200-series 2-Channel Vibrating Wire Spectrum Analyzer Modules,
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AVW200-series 2-Channel Vibrating Wire Spectrum Analyzer Modules Response Amplitude Resonant Frequency Beginning Amplitude Noise Amplitude Noise Frequency Ending Amplitude FIGURE 2-2. DevConfig plots showing the AVW200 measurement approach. Please note that the use of the special FFT algorithm to achieve better noise immunity does require time for computation, which limits the maximum vibrating wire measurement rate to 2 seconds per sensor. Running a program at rates faster than this will result in compile/download errors. Read more! You can find Troubleshoot tool information in Section 5.5 and Appendix F; and detailed programming information in Section 6. 2.2 Temperature The AVW200 contains a completion resistor for measuring the internal thermistor contained in many vibrating wire sensors. The thermistor's resistance changes with the internal temperature of the sensor. This temperature can be used to correct errors in the vibrating wire measurement due to thermal expansion/contraction of the sensor body. The temperature correction is often used when the temperature of the medium that the sensor is measuring is changing (e.g. water temperature in a river or shallow lake). Temperature is calculated by applying the resistance to a known equation such as the Steinhart-Hart equation. The Steinhart-Hart coefficients for your sensor are found in the sensor's user manual. 10