GE RPT 301 user manual  Calibration Check, User Calibration Linearity/Drift Compensation

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RPT 301 User Manual

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4 Calibration

The instrument is supplied with a calibration certificate. For the instrument to stay accurate it is recommended that it is checked every

12 months.

The use of a Class A compensated deadweight pressure standard is recommended.

The following procedures should be carried out in a controlled environment by qualified personnel.

If the accuracy of the instrument is not within the specification, carry out a calibration adjustment procedure.

A qualified person must have attended a product training course given by the manufacturer or appointed agent and successfully completed the training course on this equipment.

The manufacturer offers a comprehensive and, if required, NAMAS accredited calibration service.

Calibration Check

A calibration check should be carried out at chosen intervals. The readings of the instrument should be compared with a pressure standard and, after any adjustments for accuracy (traced to National Standards), the differences recorded. The adjusted differences can then be compared with the required accuracy for the instrument. If necessary a calibration adjustment can be carried out.

The recommended procedure is to check at increasing and then decreasing intervals of 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% of full-scale.

C - User Calibration (Linearity/Drift Compensation)

This command performs a `best straight line fit' to the remaining errors of the transducer or does a single pressure point correction. Entering one pressure point causes the offset between the transducer and the pressure standard to be added/subtracted across the whole pressure range. Entering two pressure points (near zero and near full-scale) cancels zero and full-scale drift. Entering more pressure points reduces the remaining non-linearity and makes the zero and full-scale correction more accurate.

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Contents RPT General Electric Company. All rights reserved RPT Digital Output Pressure Transducer K177 K177 Issue No Safety Abbreviations and Symbols Iii K177 Issue No Accuracy SpecificationDimensions DescriptionPressure connection Power supplyPressure measurement Data CommunicationsAccessories Pressure Connection Mounting the Instrument FigureInstrument Dimensions Communication connections Electrical ConnectionConnections for remote on/off control Changing the communication interface standard Figure CommunicationsLK1 LK2 PL3PL1 Screening RPTSystem Operation Command SummaryUser calibration Command Function MeasurementCR Crlf Command Terminators Set-upSingle commands General Command FormatCommand Strings Page General Reply Format Error MessageData out of range Auto send reading Detailed Command Definitions Measurement CommandsReturn stored reading Get readingAuto Send from switch-on Unit Set-up Set-up CommandsSet Resolution Command F, step, averageFilter Set-up Set Communications Options Status Command I,S/PIN, Name ValueCR formatIdentity User Calibration Linearity/Drift Compensation  Calibration CheckPIN PIN, New PIN Change PINGeneral LED IndicatorDiagnostic Mode Diagnostic ModeCleaning Approved Service Agents