Re: DAQ-Card 6062E calibration

Hi Frank,

I will be more than happy to cooperate and test.  Here is the output I got 
from "comedi_calibrate -f /dev/comedi0":
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Warning: device not fully calibrated due to insufficient information
Please send this output to <ds_at_schleef.org>
Id: comedi_calibrate.c,v 1.36 2002/06/12 23:19:39 ds Exp 
Driver name: ni_mio_cs
Device name: DAQCard-6062E
Id: ni.c,v 1.30 2002/06/12 23:19:39 ds Exp 
Comedi version: 0.7.66
ai, bipolar zero offset, low gain
offset 0.20715(12), target 0
caldac[0] gain=-1.8701(76)e-5 V/bit S_min=17824.1 dof=254
caldac[2] gain=-7.79141(64)e-4 V/bit S_min=39764.7 dof=254
caldac[4] gain=-7.63683(59)e-4 V/bit S_min=72444.3 dof=254
caldac[5] gain=-3.32(13)e-9 V/bit S_min=65096.6 dof=254
caldac[6] gain= V/bit S_min=inf dof=254
caldac[7] gain= V/bit S_min=inf dof=254
caldac[8] gain= V/bit S_min=inf dof=254
ai, bipolar zero offset, high gain
offset -6.498(15)e-4, target 0
caldac[0] gain=-1.37524(13)e-5 V/bit S_min=6769.39 dof=254
caldac[2] gain=-3.5817(14)e-6 V/bit S_min=393822 dof=254
caldac[4] gain=-3.7661(13)e-6 V/bit S_min=2636.39 dof=254
ai, bipolar voltage reference, low gain
offset 4.764347( 0), target 5
caldac[0] gain=-9.035(51)e-6 V/bit S_min=25749.2 dof=254
caldac[2] gain=-1.083536(84)e-3 V/bit S_min=9.51834e+06 dof=254
caldac[4] gain=-7.64231(57)e-4 V/bit S_min=64171.8 dof=254
ai, unipolar zero offset, low gain
offset nan, target 0
caldac[4] gain=-7.5427(32)e-4 V/bit S_min=17282.1 dof=79
ao 0, zero offset, low gain
offset -0.285867(75), target 0.002442
caldac[0] gain=-1.9730(75)e-5 V/bit S_min=19087.3 dof=254
caldac[2] gain=-8.31115(78)e-4 V/bit S_min=4.8582e+06 dof=254
caldac[4] gain=-7.64563(61)e-4 V/bit S_min=55060 dof=254
caldac[6] gain=-7.72380(59)e-4 V/bit S_min=58687.1 dof=254
ao 0, reference voltage, low gain
offset -0.29468(16), target -0.001221
caldac[0] gain=-2.4069(88)e-5 V/bit S_min=7413.55 dof=254
caldac[2] gain=-9.11320(76)e-4 V/bit S_min=5.13291e+06 dof=254
caldac[3] gain=-1.23074(65)e-4 V/bit S_min=36201.7 dof=254
caldac[4] gain=-7.64694(61)e-4 V/bit S_min=53256.6 dof=254
caldac[6] gain=-7.72971(59)e-4 V/bit S_min=59633.3 dof=254
ao 1, zero offset, low gain
offset -0.193071(75), target 0.002442
caldac[0] gain=-1.9508(77)e-5 V/bit S_min=16953.6 dof=254
caldac[1] gain=-8.78677(60)e-4 V/bit S_min=53089.5 dof=254
caldac[2] gain=-7.24102(77)e-4 V/bit S_min=5.09215e+06 dof=254
caldac[4] gain=-7.65453(59)e-4 V/bit S_min=59693.3 dof=254
ao 1, reference voltage, low gain
offset -0.22470(22), target -0.001221
caldac[0] gain=-2.5764(87)e-5 V/bit S_min=5408.75 dof=254
caldac[1] gain=-9.57635(61)e-4 V/bit S_min=52404.1 dof=254
caldac[2] gain=-7.20591(78)e-4 V/bit S_min=4.95292e+06 dof=254
caldac[4] gain=-7.64808(61)e-4 V/bit S_min=51730.3 dof=254
caldac[5] gain=-1.25411(61)e-4 V/bit S_min=39925.1 dof=254
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Note:  If I run comedi_calibrate a number of times, I get a different 
result each time.  Would this be typical?

tia


On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, Frank Mori Hess wrote:

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> On Thursday 24 April 2003 10:03 am, Luc Lefebvre wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I can interact with my DAQ-Card 6062E using comedi but the calibration
> > <comedi_calibrate states that the card is not supported yet...> appears to
> > be off.  The voltages read are approx 200 mV off.  Yet when I look at the
> > same voltages using the National Instruments Explorer application the
> > voltages read are bang on.  I would *much rather* do my data acquisition
> > under linux than NT, but I need to have a good calibration.  Any
> > suggestions as to how I might go about this would be appreciated.
> >
> > cheers
> 
> I've been doing some work on improving comedi_calibrate recently.  If you are 
> willing to do some testing, I'll get it fully calibrated.  The first step 
> would be for you to post the complete output that comedi_calibrate generates 
> when run.
> 
> - -- 
> Frank
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Received on 2003-04-24Z16:39:06