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CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 4
1.1
Unpacking ........................................................................................................................5
1.2
Safety ................................................................................................................................5
1.3
A Quick Tour of Your microsKanner ...........................................................................7
2
USING YOUR MICROSKANNER ................................................... 10
2.1
Powering Up Your microsKanner ...............................................................................10
2.2
Connecting a Single microsKanner to a microK ........................................................11
2.3
Connecting Multiple microsKanners to a microK .....................................................13
3
CONNECTING THERMOMETER SENSORS ................................. 16
3.1
The “Cable-Pod” Connectors.......................................................................................16
3.2
Connecting PRTs (4-wire) ............................................................................................16
3.3
Connecting PRTs (3-wire) ............................................................................................17
3.4
Connecting PRTs (2-wire) ............................................................................................18
3.5
Connecting Thermocouples (external Ice Point or WTP)..........................................19
3.6
Connecting Thermocouples (using RJ compensation) ...............................................19
3.7
Connecting Thermistors ...............................................................................................20
4
GOOD PRACTICE GUIDELINES.................................................... 22
4.1
Looking After Your microsKanner .............................................................................22
4.2
Making a Good Electrical Measurement ....................................................................22
5
THE MICROSKANNER TECHNOLOGY......................................... 25
5.1
Buffered Switching........................................................................................................25
5.2
Minimising Thermal EMFs ..........................................................................................26
5.3
Solid-State Switching ....................................................................................................26
5.4
Eliminating Self-Heating Effects..................................................................................27
6
CALIBRATION ................................................................................ 28
6.1
Before You Check the Calibration...............................................................................28
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