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    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND S PECIFICATIONS NI 9217 4-Channel, 24-Bit, 100 Ω RTD Analog Input Module ni.com/manuals Deutsch Français[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 2 ni.com This doc u ment describes ho w to u se the National Instr u ments 9 217 and incl u des specif ications and term inal assignments for the NI 9217. V isit ni.com/info and enter rd s oftwarever s ion to determine which software yo u need for the mod u les yo u are u sing. For informa tion a[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 3 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Hot Surface This icon denotes that the component may be hot. T o u ching this component may res u lt in bodily inj u ry . Safety Guidelines for Hazardous V oltages If hazardo u s voltages are connected to the mod u le, ta ke the follow ing preca u tions. A hazardo [...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 4 ni.com Fig u re 1 sho ws the NI 9939 connector backshell. Figure 1. NI 9939 Connector Bac kshell Safety Guidelines fo r Hazardous Loca tions The NI 9217 is s u itable for u se in Class I, Di vision 2, Gro u ps A, B, C , D , T 4 h a z a r d o u s locations; Class I, Zone 2, AEx nC IIC T4, and Ex[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 5 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations only . Follo w these g u ideline s if yo u are installing the NI 9217 in a potentially explosi ve environm e nt. Not follo wing these g u idelines may res u lt in serio u s inj u ry or death. Caution Do not disconnect I/O-side wires or connectors u nless power has [...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 6 ni.com Special Conditions for Hazard ous Locations Use in Europe This eq u ipment has been e val u ated as EEx nC IIC T4 eq u ipment u nder DEMK O Certificate No. 03 A TEX 0324020X. Each mod u le is marked II 3G and is s u itable for u se in Zone 2 hazardo u s locations. If yo u are u sing the [...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 7 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Connecting the NI 9217 The NI 9217 has a 16-terminal, de tachable scre w-terminal connector that provides con nections for fo u r R TD channels. Figure 2. NI 9217 T erminal Assignments EX0 RTD0+ RTD0– COM EX1 RTD1+ RTD1– COM EX2 RTD2+ RTD2– COM EX3 RTD3+ RTD3[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 8 ni.com Yo u can connect any combination of 3-wire or 4-wire R TDs to the NI 9217. Each NI 92 17 channel contains circ u itry that a u tomatically detect s the type of R TD connected to the channel. The NI 9217 scans all fo u r inp u t channels and a u tomatically config u res each channel for t[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 9 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Figure 3. Input Circuitry for On e Channel of the NI 9217 in 4-Wire Mode Each channel has one terminal, R TD+, to whic h yo u connect the positiv e lead of the R TD signal and one terminal, R TD–, to which yo u connect the negati ve lead of th e R TD signal. Each[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 10 ni.com If yo u are u sing a 4-wire R TD, connect EX to the positi ve lead of the R TD. If yo u are u sing a 3-wire R TD, do not connect the R TD to the EX terminal. F or the best meas u rement res u lts when u sing the NI 9217 with a 3-wire R TD, u se eq u al-length wires between the R TD+ ter[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 11 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Wiring for High-Vib ration Applications If an application is s u bject to high vibrat ion, National Instr u ments recommends that yo u either u se ferr u les to terminate wires to the detachable screw-term inal connector or u se the NI 9939 backshell kit to protec[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 12 ni.com Sleep Mode This mod u le s u pports a low-po wer sleep mode. S u pport for sleep mode at the system le vel depe nds on the chassis that the mod u le is pl u gged into. Refer to the chassis man u al for information abo u t s u pport for sleep mode. If the chassis s u pports sleep mode, r[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 13 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Specifications The follo wing specifications a re typical for the range – 40 to 70 °C u nless otherwise noted. All v oltages are relat iv e to COM u nless otherwise noted. All specifications gi ven in °C are specif ic to 100 Ω platin u m R TDs. Input Characte[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 14 ni.com Con version time High-resol u tion mode....... .......... 200 ms per channel, 800 ms total for all channels High-speed mode .......... ........... ... 2 .5 ms per channel, 10 ms total for all channels Te m p e r a t u re acc u racy (incl u ding noise) 1 , 4-wire mode Te m p e r a t u re[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 15 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Noise High-resol u tion mode......... ........ 0.003 °C High-speed mode .......... ........... ... 0 .02 °C Excitation c u rrent.................. ........... . 1 m A per channel Noise rejection Normal mode (50/60 Hz) High-resol u tion mode .......... 85 dB m in[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 16 ni.com High-resol u tion f ilter response 1,2 1 This im age is provid ed co u rtesy of Linear T echnology Corp. 2 High-speed filter response has the s ame characteristics as the high-resol u t ion filter response except that the first notch is at 14 kHz. –20 –0 –40 –60 –80 –100 –[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 17 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Overv oltage protection ....... ........... ... ±30 V between inp u ts MTBF .......... ........... ............ ........... ... 891,597 ho u rs at 25 °C; Bellcore Iss u e 2, Method 1, Case 3, Limited P art Stress Method Note Contact NI for Bellcore MTBF specific[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 18 ni.com Physical Characteristics If yo u need to clean the mod u l e, wipe it with a dry to wel. Screw-terminal wiring ..... .............. ... 16 to 28 A WG copper cond u ctor wire with 7 mm (0.28 in.) of ins u lation stripped from the end To r q u e for screw terminals ..... .......... 0.22 t[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 19 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Safety Maximum Voltage 1 Connect only v oltages that are within the follo wing limits. All terminals-t o-COM....... ........... .......±30 V Isolation Voltages Channel-to-channel... .............. ..........None Channel-to-earth gro u nd Contin u o u s ..........[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 20 ni.com Caution Do not connect the NI 9217 to signals or u se for meas u rements within Meas u rement Categories III or IV . Safety Standards This prod u ct is designed to meet the req u ire ments of the follo wing standards of safety for electrical eq u ipment for meas u rement, control, and l[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 21 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Hazardous Locations U.S. (UL) .......... ......... ........... ........... . C lass I, Division 2, Gro u ps A, B, C, D, T4; Class I, Zone 2, AEx nC IIC T4 Canada (C-UL) .............. ........... ........ Class I, Division 2, Gro u ps A, B, C, D, T4; Class I, Zone[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 22 ni.com Operating h u midity (IEC 60068-2-56)....... ........... ............ 10 to 90% RH, noncondensing Storage h u midity (IEC 60068-2-56)....... ........... ............ 5 to 95% RH, noncondensing Maxim u m altit u de.......... ......... .......... 2,000 m Poll u tion Degree (IEC 60664) ...[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 23 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Electromagnetic Compatibility This prod u ct is designed to meet the req u ire ments of the follo wing standards of EMC for electrical eq u ipment for meas u remen t, control, and laboratory u se: • EN 61326 EMC req u irements; Ind u strial Imm u nity • EN 550[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 24 ni.com ni.com/certification , search by mod u le n u mber or prod u ct line, and click the appropriate link in the Certification col u mn. Environmental Mana gement National Instr u ments is committe d to designing and man u fact u ring prod u cts in an en vironmentally res ponsible manner . N[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 25 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations Calibration Yo u can obtain the calibration cert ificate and information abo u t calibration services for th e NI 9217 at ni.com/calibration . Calibration interval ............... ............ 1 ye ar ⬉ᄤֵᙃѻક∵ᶧ᥻ࠊㅵ⧚ࡲ⊩ ˄Ё ೑ RoHS ˅ Ё೑[...]

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    NI 9217 Operating I nstruction s and Specificati ons 26 ni.com Where to Go for Support The National Instr u ments W eb site is yo u r comple te reso u rce for technical s u pport. At ni.com/ s upport yo u hav e access to ev erything from tro u bleshooting and applic ation dev elopment self-help reso u rces to email and phone assistance from NI Appl[...]

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    © National Inst ruments Corp. 27 NI 9217 Operating Instructi ons and Specific ations K orea 82 02 3451 3400, Lebanon 961 (0) 1 33 28 28, Malaysia 1800 887710, Mexico 0 1 800 010 0793, Netherlands 31 (0) 348 433 466, New Zealand 0800 553 322, Norway 47 (0) 66 90 76 60, Poland 48 22 3390150, Port u gal 351 210 311 210, R u ssia 7 495 783 6851, Singa[...]

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