Today’s Web Seminar

Automating Temperature Sensor CalibrationAutomating temperature sensor calibration can boost your productivity and ensure that you’re producing consistent results, time after time. Attend this free webinar to learn about practical solutions for automating temperature calibration in the field and at the bench. We’ll cover how to set-up each solution and the pros and cons of each.

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Web Seminar FormatPresentation:

– 45 minutes– We’ll cover three solutions for Automating Temperature

Calibration:1. 754 Documenting Process Calibrator2. 1586A Super-DAQ Precision Temperature Scanner3. MET/TEMP II Temperature Calibration Software

Questions & Answers:– After we discuss each solution, we’ll pause to answer questions– Text your questions about that solution to the Host using the

chat window. We’ll answer as many as possible during the Q&A portion.

Webinar slides and recording:– Those registered for today’s seminar will receive an email with

the presentation slides and a link to access the recorded presentation.

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Agenda

• Why automate temperature sensor calibration?

• Three practical solutions

• How to set them up

• Pros and cons of each one

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Why Automate Sensor Calibration?

• Be more productive Reduce the number of repetitive, time-

consuming tasks required for a calibration

Free-up time for other important jobs Temperature Calibration takes time!

• Be confident your results are consistent Time after time No matter who does the work Drift and Out-of-Tolerance conditions

are not operator/test dependent

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Three Practical Solutions Automating with a Documenting

Process CalibratorExample: Connecting a 754 to a Dry-Well to test a temperature probe and transmitter; Use DPC track to collect the data

Automating without softwareExample: Connecting 1586A to Dry-Well to calibrate a K-TC Probe; use USB to collect data

Automating with softwareExample: Calibrate K-TC Probes and calculate correction coefficients

• Fluke 754 connected to Fluke dry block using optional communication cable

• Configure test on 754– Source: Dry block– Measure: Transmitter 4-20

mA– Set test points and delay

time• 754 conducts test, stores and

documents results with DPC/TRACK2 software

Solution 1. Automating with 754 Documenting Process Calibrator

Why is a dry-well required?Simulating a TC or RTDAll sensors drift over time.When sourcing temperature from the calibrator, the sensor is disconnected from the transmitter.

The calibrator sources the voltage or the resistance to the transmitter and the sensor is not tested. Without a drywell, the largest source of error (75%) is ignored!

Example: Temperature Loop Calibration• Temperature sensor is removed

from the process but remains connected to the loop and placed in a bath/dry-well for traceability

• Bath or block temperature will be heated or cooled to each calibration point

Temperature sensor under test

Insert

Dry-well sensor

Heated block

Dry-well’s thermometer/controller

4 to 20 mA

4 to 20 mA signal

Dry-well display

Temperature input

Current output

Percent of span

0 °C 4 mA 0 %75 °C 8 mA 25 %

150 °C 12 mA 50 %225 °C 16 mA 75 %300 °C 20 mA 100 %

Solution 1. Make connections

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Solution 1. Setup

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Source Options– 9100S/9102S Handheld dry-wells

-10 ºC to 375 ºC– 6102/7102/7103 Micro-Baths

-30 ºC to 200 ºC– 9103/9141 field dry-wells

-25 ºC to 650 ºC– 9170/9171/9172/9173 Lab Metrology Wells

-45 ºC to 700 ºC– 9142/9143/9144/9190A Field Metrology Wells

-95 ºC to 660 ºC– 9150/9118A Thermocouple Furnaces

150 ºC to 1200 ºC

Measure Options– DCV, 4-20mA(Loop Power), Ohms, Hz, TCs, RTDs (Pt,

Cu, Ni)

Options using Fluke 754 as control

DPC/TRACK2 Software

• Includes an instrumentation data-base

• Create and schedule tests• Load and unload the 753

or 754• Print a variety of standard

reports• Manage calibration data

Two great resources for more info:

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Application Note (2148146D) Temperature Applications and Solutions (6005929a) pg. 4-5

• 1586A Super-DAQ connected and controlling 9190A

• Reference Probe connected to 1586A

• UUTs connected to 1586A– Supports up to 40 probes at once,

practical limit is the heat source• Easily export .CSV format data on

a USB stick for analysis with a PC spreadsheet program

• 1586A comes with FlukeDAQ 6.0 Lite data collection software

– Can provide more sophisticated status display during test

Solution 2. Automating with the 1586A Super-DAQ

1586A Super-DAQ (overview cont.) Up to a total of 45 isolated inputs and

speeds up to 10/sec

Records up to 20 MB of data to internal memory or directly to a USB flash drive

Best-in-class temperature measurement accuracy:PRTs: ± 0.005 ºC Thermistors: ± 0.002 ºC Thermocouples: ± 0.3 ºC (internal CJC)

Internal High-Capacity Module

External DAQ-STAQ Multiplexer

• All Fluke heat sources that contain a serial interface!

– Over 35 different calibration baths

• Cover the range of -80 ºC to 550 ºC

– Dry Wells, Metrology Wells, Micro-Baths

– Furnaces• To 1200 ºC

Fluke 1586A Automation Options

Solution 2. Automating without software

5. Choose setpoint temperatures, tolerance, required stability, and soak time.

6. Start the test

Read the “Automated Temperature Sensor Calibration with the 1586A Super-DAQ” Application Note (6002875A) for more information

1. Connect Dry-Well to 1586A’s control port (on back) with serial cable

1. Cable supplied with all Fluke Dry-Wells

2. Insert Reference and probe to be calibrated3. Connect all probes to 1586A

3. Press Channel Setup to select the channels and choose thermometer type

4. Press Test Setup to determine the number and sequence of measurements

5. Results stored on 1586A internal memory or external USB memory

1586A Results

• Files stored in CSV format, easily read by Excel or other analysis or reporting tools

• Two files stored with each test

– Setup.csv – records all configuration details

– Data.csv – all measurement data with time tag

1586A System Questions?

Solution 3. MET/TEMP II Temperature Calibration Software v5.0

MET/TEMP II automates calibration for a broad workload of temperature sensors using many supported thermometer readouts and heat sourcesProven, trusted calibration software: MET/TEMP II version 5 is an updated release of the well-known software used by hundreds of metrologists & technicians worldwide in their calibration labs.

Version 5 features include:• Compatibility with Microsoft Windows 7

and 8/8.1 operating systems• Support for the latest temperature

sources -- 9190A Ultra-Cool Field Metrology Well and 9118A Thermocouple Calibration Furnace

MET/TEMP II v5.0

Automates calibration for a wide range of temperature sensors:

• Thermocouples, RTDs, SPRTs, thermistors, and even liquid-in-glass (LIGs), bi-metallic thermometers, and connected sensors that can’t be attached to a readout

Test a broad sensor workload:• Up to 100 sensors at a time• Up to 40 temperature points for testing

sensors

Choice of calibration method:• Comparison, fixed-point or mixed

Support for many test equipment configurations

• A variety of digital thermometer readouts (handhelds to bench models)

• Many heat sources (dry-wells, Metrology Wells, Micro-Baths, calibration baths and furnaces)

MET/TEMP II hardware connections:

Computer with Windows 7 or 8/8.1 MET/TEMP II Software USB to RS-232 Adapter RS-232 Cable

Smart Switch (RS-232 multiplexer)

Reference Readout/Scanner 1502A/1504 Tweener 1523/1524 Thermometers 1529 Chub-E4 1560 Black Stack 1594A/1595A Super Thermometer

Up to 6 null modem cables to connect test equipment to Smart Switch.

Temperature Source 914X Field Metrology Wells 9190A Ultra-Cool Field Metrology Well 917X Metrology Wells 9100S/9102S Handheld Dry-Well 6102/7102/7103 Micro-Baths 6330/73X0 Compact Baths 6331/73X1 Deep Well Compact Baths 9118A/9150 Furnaces 590X/591X/592X/594X Fixed Point Cells 913X/418X Infrared Calibrators

1620A DewK for ambient temperature and %RH monitoring

MET/TEMP II Configuration:

• Six basic configuration steps1. Computer COM Port2. Temperature Reference3. Test Probe Scanner (UUT

measurent)4. Heat Source set-up

• Multiple heat sources – faster test time, better uncertainty

5. Set Points (up to 40)• Tolerance• Stability• Duration

6. Test Probes• Model• Serial Number• Owner

• Test Status– Elapsed time– Status

• Set-point– Set-point– Tolerance– Stability– Heat Source

• Current Reference reading– Digital value– Configurable graph

• Reference probe only

• One UUT reading– Select channel and when

measured, will display value

MET/TEMP II – run time

MET/TEMP II Results: Coefficients

• Coefficient calculations for PRTs, TCs and Thermistors• ITS-90, CVD, IPTS-68, Polynomial, Steinhart-Hart

MET/TEMP II printed results:Reports Tables

MET/TEMP II Questions?

Summary of Solutions forAutomating Temperature Sensor Calibration

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754 DPC 1586A Super-DAQ MET/TEMP II Software

Sensors that can be calibrated PRTs, Thermocouples, Thermistors

PRTs, Thermocouples, Thermistors SPRTs, PRTs, Thermocouples, Thermistors, Liquid-in-glass, Bi-metallic thermometers

Readout options 754 DPC 1586A Super-DAQ 1502A/1504 Tweener, 1523/1524 Reference Thermometer, 1529 Chub-E4, 1560 Black Stack, 1594A/1595A Super-Thermometer

Temperature source options Drywells, Field Metrology Wells, Micro-Baths

Drywells, Field Metrology Wells, Metrology Wells, Micro-Baths, Baths, Furnaces

Drywells, Field Metrology Wells, Metrology Wells, Micro-Baths, Baths, Furnaces, Fixed Point Cells, IR Calibrators

Sensors per test One Up to 40 Up to 100

Reference probes and temperature sources per test

No external reference, One temperature source

Two external references, One temperature source

One reference, up to four temperature sources

System accuracy Good (limited to display) Better (using external reference probe) Best (using 159X readout and fixed point cells)

Test documentation DPC/Track SoftwareStores and documents results

Import .CSV file to PC spreadsheet program for analysisFlukeDAQ 6.0 Lite Software for data collection

MET/TEMP II v5 SoftwareProduces calibration reports compliant to ANSI/NCSL Z540.3

Probe coefficient calculation No No Part of MET/TEMP II

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