Measurement Specialties CIO-SSH16 user manual Adding Amplifiers & Sample / Hold Chips

1.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION	. 1
2.0 HARDWARE INSTALLATION	. 1
2.1 INTRODUCTION	. 1
2.2 POWER CABLE	. 2
2.3 SIGNAL CABLE	. 3
2.4 ANALOG INPUT BOARD SETUP	. 4
2.5 GAIN SWITCHES	. 4
3.0 SIGNAL CONNECTION	. 5
3.1 CONNECTOR DIAGRAM	. 5
3.2 ANALOG INPUTS	. 5
3.3 FLOATING DIFFERENTIAL	. 5
3.4 DIFFERENTIAL	. 6
4.0 ARCHITECTURE	. 8
4.1 ANALOG INPUT	. 8
4.2 AMPLIFICATION	. 8
4.3 CIO-SSH16 vs. PROGRAMMABLE GAIN A/D BOARDS	. 9
4.4 SAMPLE & HOLD	10
4.5 DROOP RATE	12
4.6 ADDING AMPLIFIERS & SAMPLE / HOLD CHIPS	13
5.0 SPECIFICATIONS	14
6.0 ANALOG ELECTRONICS	16
6.1 VOLTAGE DIVIDERS	16
6.2 DIFFERENTIAL & SINGLE ENDED INPUTS	18
6.3 COMMON MISUNDERSTANDINGS	20
6.4 GROUND LOOPS	20
6.5 LOW PASS FILTERS	20
6.6 A/D RESOLUTION & ENGINEERING UNITS	21
6.7 ENGINEERING UNITS	22
6.8 CURRENT LOOP (4-20 mA)	22
6.9 NOISE	23