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    This document provides instructions for calibrating an isolator by adjusting the offset and span controls to match the input and output signals. 1. Set the input to 4mA and adjust the offset until the output is also 4mA. 2. Set the input to 20mA and adjust the span until the output is 20mA. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as needed until the input and output signals match at both calibration points without further adjustment.

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    This document provides instructions for calibrating an isolator by adjusting the offset and span controls to match the input and output signals. 1. Set the input to 4mA and adjust the offset until the output is also 4mA. 2. Set the input to 20mA and adjust the span until the output is 20mA. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as needed until the input and output signals match at both calibration points without further adjustment.

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    This document provides instructions for calibrating an isolator by adjusting the offset and span controls to match the input and output signals. 1. Set the input to 4mA and adjust the offset until the output is also 4mA. 2. Set the input to 20mA and adjust the span until the output is 20mA. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as needed until the input and output signals match at both calibration points without further adjustment.

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    Study Span and Zero Adjestment and Callibration

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    This document provides instructions for calibrating an isolator by adjusting the offset and span controls to match the input and output signals. 1. Set the input to 4mA and adjust the offset until the output is also 4mA. 2. Set the input to 20mA and adjust the span until the output is 20mA. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as needed until the input and output signals match at both calibration points without further adjustment.

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    Transmitter Calibration, Offset (Zero), Span

    Isolator Calibration Example


    Input is 4-20mA and output is 4-20mA

    1. Input 4mA into the unit and adjust the output with the OFFSET (zero) control until the
    output is also 4mA.
    2. Input 20mA into the unit and adjust the output with the SPAN (gain) control until the
    output is also 20mA.
    3. Repeat step 1 and 2 if necessary.
    4. Check the output at half scale. Input 12mA and check that the output is 12mA.

    Most transmitters have two adjustments in common which are termed OFFSET (zero) and SPAN
    (gain). These adjustments allow the output signal to be varied considerably, generally 20% of the
    transmitter range.

    Offset

    This adjustment sets what is in effect the value of output when the input is zero. Figure 1 shows
    the effect of altering the offset on a transmitter.

    Span
    As can be seen from Figure 2, altering the SPAN changes the slope of the relationship between
    input and output signals.

    Calibration Principles
    The principle used in the calibration of transmitters is that if two points on a straight line are
    established then the line itself is established. By examining Figure 2 it can be seen that at low
    magnitudes of input signal the effect of span adjustment is very small. Consequently the first
    calibration point should be selected close to the bottom of the input range. The offset adjustment
    is then used to give the required output signal for the input signal being fed to the transmitter.

    Because alteration of the span results in a higher output deviation at the top end of the input
    range it follows that the second calibration point should be at this top end, say in the top 25%.
    Thus the calibration at this point is achieved by imposing an input signal of suitable magnitude
    and adjusting the span potentiometer to give the correct output.

    In practice it is sometimes difficult to eliminate the interaction effects between offset and span so
    it is recommended that the procedure for setting these two points be repeated until both points
    are obtained without the need for further adjustments.

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