Toshiba 8-Channel RTD Input RT318 manual

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    RT318 1 8-channel R TD input Type RT318 Categor y RTD ( Res istanc e Temperatu re Detec tor ) input Resistance te mperature detectors Pt 100 Measu ring meth od Three-w ire sy stem Load current 1 mA Temperature measure m en t range -50 ° to +270 ° C (-58 ° to +5 1 8 ° F) Converted data 8 0 0 t o 4 0 0 0 Input channel 8 channels / module Insulati[...]

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    RT318 2 Terminal co nnections T erminal No. T erminal name Function 1 (NC) No Connect ion 2 (NC) ( do not connect a ny wire ) 3 (NC) 4 (NC) 5 (NC) 6 (NC) 7 1A 8 1B RTD input channel 1 9 1C 10 1G 11 2 A 12 2B RTD input channel 2 13 2C 14 2G 15 3A 16 3B RTD input channel 3 17 3C 18 3G 19 4A 20 4B RTD input channel 4 21 4C 22 4G 23 5A 24 5B RTD input [...]

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    RT318 3 (1) Status indicator LEDs (PWR/FLT/RUN) 1) PWR PWR will be lit in normal state of analog power supply, and will n ot be lit in abnormal state. 2) FLT FLT will be lit if an error has occurred in the module. 3) RUN RUN will be lit in normal state of the mod ule, and will not be lit in abnor mal state. (2) Unused terminals (3) RTD input termin[...]

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    RT318 4 If measurement values are unst able due to noise influences, change th e grounding for the shield in the following order for stable measurement. (1) (2) (3) How to wire T o minimize th e influences of the wire resistance, be su re the wire length to be same of each cable from the ter minal nA , nB or nC to RTD . Supplementary nA nB nC nG RT[...]