03-23-2018 11:30 AM
I am looking at the Cernox sensors described here, specifically the CX-1050. I do not need to read below 4 Kelvin, and the CX-1050 appears to be < 4000 Ohm @ 4K. Lakeshore says it needs 10mV excitation. Is there a CRIO that can drive/read these?
03-26-2018 02:27 PM
Hello,
Is there a datasheet associated with these devices?
Likely you would be able to use an analog output C Series Module to drive it and would have to use an Analog Input C Series Module to read the data (possibly including external circuitry). As long as you are within spec of the modules you would be able to take the data but you would need to do all conversions in software to get usable data.
03-27-2018 09:41 AM
The closest I can find to a datasheet is this. I was looking more for a single module solution. Something like the the NI-9219, or 9226. It looks like the 9226 won't work because it sources current, not specific voltage. I'm not sure about the 9219.
03-28-2018 02:07 PM
The NI-9219 Module could be used depending on what configuration you would need (4-wire Resistance, 3-wire RTD, etc). There is information on the configuration options in the Getting Started Guide:
http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/377223a.pdf
Excitation voltage is listed in Table 5 of the data sheet:
http://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/377223a_02.pdf
It seems from the specifications of the Cernox sensor that as you said, it requires the 10mV excitation. So you may need to implement external circuitry or use a separate device for driving excitation since it doesn't match up with the 9219's excitation voltage.