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nels) based on the sensitivity of the accelerometer.
The values in the table assume that a calibrator
that vibrates 1g rms and 159.15 Hz, will be used.
Gain setting for various accelerometer sensitivities
Gain
1 mV/g
10 mV/g
100 mV/g
60 dB
40 dB
20 dB
Step 4
Connect a DC rms voltmeter to the DC output.
Step 5
Turn on the calibrator and start the HVM100 running. The HVM100 should display an Arms level
of 1 g.
Step 6
Note the voltage reading on the voltmeter. The
voltage corresponds to 1 g rms of acceleration.
The voltage will typically be about 600 mV for a 1
g rms input signal.
Step 7
Stop and Reset the HVM100. Reduce the calibrator’s output level to 0.1 g rms. If this isn’t possible, change the HVM100’s weighting to Wh
(Hand-Arm mode). The Wh weighting will attenuate the calibrator’s signal to 0.1 g rms (an attenuation of 20.0 dB).
Step 8
Turn on the calibrator and start the HVM100 running. The HVM100 should display an Arms level
of 0.1 g.
Step 9
Note the voltage reading on the voltmeter. The
voltage corresponds to 0.1 g rms of acceleration.
The voltage will typically be about 500 mV for a
0.1 g rms input signal.
Step 10 The DC output uses a logarithmic scale. The formula for the sensitivity is:
(voltage at 1g) - (voltage at 0.1g)
DC output sensitivity = __________________________
20 dB
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DC Output Calibration
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