Input floating at 100mV DC
I recently discovered my test stand has a +100mVDC offset. If I ground the input to the A/D card, I still read 100mVDC. If I measure from the DC ground to the case of the computer, I have 100mV. After looking at our data, this machine has been running this way since day one when it was delivered ( 4 months ). Since I did not wire the machine, I am at a loss as to what I should look for in the wiring. Any ideas ?
Have you looked at the analog input mode of yout DAQ board? It just might make a difference whether you choose "referenced single ended" or "non-referenced single ended". Usually you can change that in the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer.
Maybe you already know, nevertheless all the best,
Stefan
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My problem is now I don't know how to put it all together if that makes sense. My contactus.html has all my other things ie, header, topnav and everything like that but the contact php is just a contact page.
Hope all of this makes sense and don't know if anyone has the time to help me with this as I think it's most probably too much! I'm so close but so far!
Thanks in anticipationBelow is the entire contact.php page. Just reinstate your email address where the XXXXXXXXXX are (I don't post email address in the forum because of spam issues.)
I have not had chance to entirely style the form but it's near. The form css is in the page. You can move it out and into its own stylesheet. You will now have to change your contact page links in your other pages from contact.html to contact.php
Its a lot of <divs> for a simple form. This all could have been produced with 50% less code.
<?php
// Set email variables
$email_to = '[email protected]';
$email_subject = 'Form submission';
// Set required fields
$required_fields = array('fullname','email','comment');
// set error messages
$error_messages = array(
'fullname' => 'Please enter a Name to proceed.',
'email' => 'Please enter a valid Email Address to continue.',
'comment' => 'Please enter your Message to continue.'
// Set form status
$form_complete = FALSE;
// configure validation array
$validation = array();
// check form submittal
if(!empty($_POST)) {
// Sanitise POST array
foreach($_POST as $key => $value) $_POST[$key] = remove_email_injection(trim($value));
// Loop into required fields and make sure they match our needs
foreach($required_fields as $field) {
// the field has been submitted?
if(!array_key_exists($field, $_POST)) array_push($validation, $field);
// check there is information in the field?
if($_POST[$field] == '') array_push($validation, $field);
// validate the email address supplied
if($field == 'email') if(!validate_email_address($_POST[$field])) array_push($validation, $field);
// basic validation result
if(count($validation) == 0) {
// Prepare our content string
$email_content = 'New Website Comment: ' . "\n\n";
// simple email content
foreach($_POST as $key => $value) {
if($key != 'submit') $email_content .= $key . ': ' . $value . "\n";
// if validation passed ok then send the email
mail($email_to, $email_subject, $email_content);
// Update form switch
$form_complete = TRUE;
function validate_email_address($email = FALSE) {
return (preg_match('/^[^@\s]+@([-a-z0-9]+\.)+[a-z]{2,}$/i', $email))? TRUE : FALSE;
function remove_email_injection($field = FALSE) {
return (str_ireplace(array("\r", "\n", "%0a", "%0d", "Content-Type:", "bcc:","to:","cc:"), '', $field));
?>
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/js/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/js/timothy.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/mootools/1.3.0/mootools-yui-compressed.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/contact/validation/validation.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var nameError = '<?php echo $error_messages['fullname']; ?>';
var emailError = '<?php echo $error_messages['email']; ?>';
var commentError = '<?php echo $error_messages['comment']; ?>';
function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
</script>
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
ga('create', 'UA-47829305-1', 'bristolequestrianservices.co.uk');
ga('send', 'pageview');
</script>
<link href="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/css/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen">
<link href="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/css/print.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="cache" />
<meta name="robots" content="INDEX,FOLLOW" />
<meta name="keywords" content="mobile field shelter,mobile stables,good quality,prices,cheap,shelters, shelter, stables, stables, mobile filed shelters, mobile stable, " />
<meta name="description" content="Quality mobile stables and field shelters, we will not be beaten on price for this quality" />
<title>Mobile Field Shelters | Mobile Stables | Bristol Equestrian Services</title>
<!-- Google Analytics Code Goes Below Here -->
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="zUg_yn4KVoI6Xy8LLvw0PjtwgXPmlQVNKb3tY001yp4" />
<!-- End Google Analytics Code -->
<style>
#formWrap {
width:648px;
margin-top: 0px;
margin-left: 0px;
background:#fff;
border:1px solid #F1F1F1;
-moz-border-radius:20px;
-moz-box-shadow:2px 2px 5px #999;
-webkit-border-radius:20px;
-webkit-box-shadow:2px 2px 5px #999;
padding: 0;
#formWrap #form {
border-top:1px solid #EEE;
width:648px;
#formWrap #form .row {
border-bottom:1px dotted #EEE;
display:block;
line-height:38px;
overflow:auto;
padding: 10px 0px;
width:100%;
#form .row .label {
font-size:16px;
font-weight:bold;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
width:180px;
padding-right:10px;
margin-right:10px;
#form .row .input {
float:left;
margin-right:10px;
width:auto;
/* width:auto;*/
width: 455px;
#form .row .input2 {
float:left;
margin-right:10px;
width:auto;
/* width:auto;*/
width:455px;
.detail {
width:455px;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
padding: 10px 8px;
margin:0px;
display:block;
border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;
background:#e9e9e9;
border:1px solid #ccc;
.mess {
width:455px;
max-width:450px;
height:280px;
overflow:auto;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:14px;
padding:7px 8px;
line-height:1em;
margin:0px;
display:block;
border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;
background:#e9e9e9;
border:1px solid #ccc;
.detail:focus {
background-color:#fff;
border:1px solid #999;
outline:none;
.detail:mess {
background-color:#fff;
border:1px solid #999;
outline:none;
#form .row .context {
color:#999;
font-size:11px;
font-style:italic;
line-height:14px;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
width:200px;
float:left;
#form #submit {
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
margin: 25px 0 0 0;
color:#000;
font-size:16px;
text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #999;
padding:10px;
span.error{
color:#000;
display:block;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:12px;
background-image:url(http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/contact/images/x.png);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-position: 10px center;
padding-left: 10%;
width: 90%;
#formWrap h2 {
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 26px;
font-weight: normal;
color:#255e67;
margin: 25px 0 0 20px;
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="outer">
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="header">
<div id="companyLogo">
<img src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/images/logo4.jpg" alt="americanbarn" width="182" height="110" /><img src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/images/banner1.jpg" alt="horsebanner" width="302" height="84" />
</div> <!-- end logo-->
<div id="contact">
<span class="phone">Tel: 07800538607 | 07920408396<br></span>
<span class="email">Email: [email protected]</span>
</div>
</div>
<!-- end header -->
<div id="topnav">
<ul>
<li><a href="index.html">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="stables.html">Stables</a></li>
<li><a href="shelters.html">Shelters</a></li>
<li><a href="gallery.html">Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="pricelist.html">Price List</a></li>
<li><a href="usefullinks.html">Useful Links</a></li>
<li><a href="contactus.php">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<img src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/images/photos/lisa1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/images/photos/me.jpg">
<div id="content">
<h1>Contact Us</h1>
<p><span class="big-blue">DUE TO A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH THE CONTACT FORM PLEASE CONTACT US ON [email protected]</span><p>When contacting us please give us as much details as you can. If you want a quote for delivery please submit your post code. We will endeavour to respond to all emails within a few hours.</p>
<p>Office opening hours: Monday to Friday 7.30am-6pm</p>
<p>Saturday 8am-5pm</p>
<p>Sunday CLOSED</p>
<div id="formWrap">
<h2>We Appreciate Your Feedback</h2>
<div id="form">
<?php if($form_complete === FALSE): ?>
<form action="contact.php" method="post" id="comments_form">
<div class="row">
<div class="label">Your Name</div> <!--end .label -->
<div class="input">
<input type="text" id="fullname" class="detail" name="fullname" value="<?php echo isset($_POST['fullname'])? $_POST['fullname'] : ''; ?>" /><?php if(in_array('fullname', $validation)): ?><span class="error"><?php echo $error_messages['fullname']; ?></span><?php endif; ?>
</div><!-- end .input -->
</div><!-- end .row -->
<div class="row">
<div class="label">Your Email Address</div> <!--end .label -->
<div class="input">
<input type="text" id="email" class="detail" name="email" value="<?php echo isset($_POST['email'])? $_POST['email'] : ''; ?>" /><?php if(in_array('email', $validation)): ?><span class="error"><?php echo $error_messages['email']; ?></span><?php endif; ?>
</div><!-- end .input -->
</div><!-- end .row -->
<div class="row">
<div class="label">Your Message</div> <!--end .label -->
<div class="input2">
<textarea id="comment" name="comment" class="mess"><?php echo isset($_POST['comment'])? $_POST['comment'] : ''; ?>
</textarea><?php if(in_array('comment', $validation)): ?><span class="error"><?php echo $error_messages['comment']; ?></span><?php endif; ?>
</div><!-- end .input -->
</div><!-- end .row -->
<input type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" value="Send Message" />
</form>
<?php else: ?>
<p style="font-size:35px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#255e67; margin-left:25px;">Thank you for your Message!</p>
<script type="text/javascript">
setTimeout('ourRedirect()', 5000)
function ourRedirect () {
location.href='index.html'
</script>
<?php endif; ?></div><!-- end #form-->
</div><!-- end formWrap div -->
</div>
<div id="rightside">
<h2>Latest News</h2>
<p><a href="latestdesign.html">Our Latest Design</a></p>
<p><a href="newpictures.html">New Pictures Added</a></p>
<p><a href="testimonials.html">New Testimonials</a></p><br>
<h4>View Gallery</h4><br>
<img src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/images/buttons/viewgallery.jpg" /><br>
<br><h4>Follow Us</h4><br>
<div id="social-media-icons2">
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/150449201771804/"><img src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/images/icons/facebook.jpg" /></a></li>
<li><a href="£"><img src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/images/icons/rss.jpg" /></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.twitter.com"><img src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/images/icons/twitter.jpg" /></a></li>
<li><img src="http://www.bristolequestrianservices.co.uk/images/icons/youtube.jpg" /></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="rightside-bottom">
<div id="footer">
<p class="footer-text">Copyright 2014 Bristol Equestrian Services</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html> -
Button not appearing where I think it should.
Good afternoon all,
I wonder if anyone can help me with this please? I think it is probably due to a float being in place but I am not sure how to rectify this. I can normally find the answers to questions I have by googling but this is specific to my code.
I am setting up a website and all is looking really good apart from the submit button on the Newsletter section. I have uploaded the html page and css to the back of my website as it is not ready to go live yet and hope that someone can point me in the right direction.
I have tried adding float:none to the inpot css and the submit button css and putting the submit button in a row div but to no avail.
www.simpl-e.im/test/test_newsletter.html
Many thanks in advance if anyone is able to help.
Kind regards, Claire.This is what I did to correct the matter
form .row {
width: auto;
display:block;
height: auto;
.row .label {
font-size: 14px;
width: 150px;
text-align: left;
float: none;
margin-right: 10px;
padding: 7px 0px;
display: inline-block;
.row .input {
float: none;
width: 300px;
padding: 3px 0px;
font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
display: inline-block;
For the submit button you will need the same structure as the other inputs, i.e. div class row etc, leaving a blank for the label div.
Gramps -
Hello
I have been recently working on a web project. In the project I have a css file Thats suppose to position the logo image.
This is the css code:
/** LOGO */
#logo {
width: 830px;
height: 90px;
margin: 0 auto;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-left: 200px;
background: url(images/img04.jpg) no-repeat left top;
Margin-top moves the logo down and margin-left moves the logo in alignment. The problem is that when I view the
page on different screen sizes margin-left makes the logo image automatically move to the middle of the page.
Instead of staying in the required position.
Can any one help.
Thanks.Hi Thanks so much for the reply.
I want to add more information.
This is the css:
body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
background: url(images/img01.jpg) repeat-x left top;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
color: #66665E;
h1, h2, h3 {
margin: 0;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
font-weight: normal;
color: #0C95C9;
h1 { font-size: 44px; }
h2 { font-size: 18px; }
h3 { }
p, ul, ol {
margin-top: 0;
line-height: 240%;
text-align: justify;
ul, ol { }
blockquote { }
a { color: #0C95C9; }
a:hover { text-decoration: none; }
a img {
border: none;
img.left {
float: left;
margin: 7px 30px 0 0;
img.right {
float: right;
margin: 7px 0 0 30px;
hr { display: none; }
.list1 {
.list1 li {
float: left;
line-height: normal;
.list1 li img {
margin: 0 30px 30px 0;
.list1 li.alt img {
margin-right: 0;
#wrapper {
/* Header */
#header-wrapper {
#header {
width: 920px;
height: 45px;
margin: 0 auto;
/* Menu */
#menu {
float: left;
width: 640px;
height: 45px;
#menu ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 10px 0px 0px 5px;
list-style: none;
line-height: normal;
#menu li {
display: block;
float: left;
#menu a {
display: block;
float: left;
margin-right: 3px;
padding: 3px 25px 2px 25px;
text-decoration: none;
text-transform: capitalize;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
color: #FFFFFF;
#menu a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
#menu .current_page_item a {
height: 20px;
background: #FEC200 url(images/img02.jpg) repeat-x left top;
color: #FFFFFF;
#menu .first {
background: none;
/* Search */
#search {
float: right;
width: 250px;
height: 45px;
#search form {
float: right;
margin: 0;
padding: 12px 30px 0 0;
#search fieldset {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: none;
#search input {
float: left;
font: 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
border: none;
#search-text {
width: 135px;
height: 18px;
padding: 3px 0 0 5px;
border: 1px solid #333333;
background: #ECF9E4;
color: #000000;
#search-submit {
height: 25px;
margin-left: 10px;
padding: 1px 10px;
background: #C0C0C0 url(images/bg_grey.jpg);
color: #000000;
/* Page */
#page {
width: 920px;
margin: 0 auto;
#page-bgtop {
padding-top: 30px;
/** LOGO */
#logo {
width: 920px;
height: 90px;
margin: 0 auto;
background: url(images/img04.jpg) no-repeat left top;
#logo h1, #logo p {
margin: 0px;
line-height: normal;
text-transform: lowercase;
font-weight: normal;
color: #FFFFFF;
#logo p {
text-transform: lowercase;
font-size: 10px;
#logo h1 {
padding-top: 54px;
font-size: 34px;
#logo a {
text-decoration: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
/* Content */
#content {
float: center;
width: 920px;
height: 800px;
padding-top: 0px;
padding-right: 0px;
/* Post */
.post {
background: url(images/img07.jpg) repeat-x left bottom;
margin-bottom: 25px;
.post .title {
height: 30px;
color: #549900;
.post .title a {
text-decoration: none;
color: #585D60;
.post .date {
.post .meta {
margin-top: -10px;
padding: 2px 30px 2px 16px;
background: url(images/img03.gif) no-repeat left 8px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight: normal;
font-size: 10px;
color: #66665E;
.post .meta span {
display: block;
margin-top: -10px;
.post .meta a { }
.post .entry {
padding: 10px 0;
.post .links {
margin: 0 250px 0 0;
padding: 0 0 0 0px;
.post .links .comments {
.post .links .permalink {
padding-left: 17px;
/* Sidebar */
#sidebar {
float: left;
width: 177px;
padding-left: 22px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 11px;
color: #585D60;
#sidebar ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
line-height: normal;
#sidebar li {
margin-bottom: 30px;
padding: 0 0 10px 0px;
#sidebar li ul {
#sidebar li li {
margin: 0;
padding: 7px 10px 10px 7px;
background: url(images/img07.jpg) repeat-x left bottom;
#sidebar p {
margin: 0;
padding: 0px 10px;
#sidebar h2 {
height: 26px;
margin: 0 0 10px 0px;
padding: 12px 0 2px 7px;
text-transform: capitalize;
font-size: 18px;
font-weight: normal;
color: #464F54;
#sidebar p {
line-height: 200%;
#sidebar a {
text-align: left;
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: normal;
color: #585D60;
/* Calendar */
#calendar {
#calendar caption {
padding-bottom: 5px;
font-weight: bold;
#calendar table {
width: 100%;
border-collapse: collapse;
border-bottom: 1px solid #24130F;
border-left: 1px solid #24130F;
border-right: 1px solid #24130F;
#calendar thead th {
padding: 5px 0;
text-align: center;
border-top: 1px solid #24130F;
border-left: 1px solid #24130F;
background: #24130F;
#calendar tbody td {
padding: 5px 0;
text-align: center;
border-top: 1px solid #24130F;
border-left: 1px solid #24130F;
border-bottom: 1px solid #24130F;
#calendar tfoot td {
padding: 5px;
border-left: 1px solid #24130F;
border-bottom: 1px solid #24130F;
#calendar tfoot #next {
border-top: 1px solid #24130F;
text-align: right;
#calendar tfoot #prev {
border-top: 1px solid #24130F;
#calendar .pad {
border-bottom: 1px solid #24130F;
#calendar #today {
background: #24130F;
/* Footer */
#footer {
width: 920px;
height: 49px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding-top: 50px;
#footer-bgcontent {
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
height: 99px;
background: #394144;
#footer p {
margin: 0;
text-align: center;
line-height: normal;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-size: 10px;
color: #FFFFFF;
#footer a {
color: #E5FFC4;
This is the Mainpage:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Uimodo</title>
<meta name="keywords" content="" />
<meta name="description" content="" />
<link href="../style/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery/jquery-1.4.3.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="logo">
</div>
<hr />
<!-- end #logo -->
<div id="header">
<div id="menu">
<ul>
<li><a href="Vidmin.php" class="first">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="Other.php">Other</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- end #menu -->
<div id="search">
<form method="get" action="">
<fieldset>
<input type="button" id="search-submit" onclick="window.location.href='now.php'" value="UPLOAD NOW" />
</fieldset>
</form>
</div>
<!-- end #search -->
</div>
<!-- end #header -->
<!-- end #header-wrapper -->
<div id="page">
<div id="page-bgtop">
<div id="content">
<table width="920" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="4">
<tr>
<td height="42" valign="top"><table width="415" height="41" align="right">
<tr>
<td width="215" height="35" align="center"> </td>
<td width="60" align="center"><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="../Logo/fblogo.png" alt="" width="34" height="33" /></a></td>
<td width="124"><a href="" target="_blank"><img src="../Logo/twitlogo.png" alt="" width="34" height="33" /></a></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="72" valign="top" align="center"><table width="859" height="72" border="0">
<tr>
<td width="293" height="49"><div align="center"><font size="5" color="#333333">Signup</font></div></td>
<td width="14"> </td>
<td width="296"><div align="center"><font size="5" color="#333333">Login</font></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="17"><div align="center" id="register"></div></td>
<td> </td>
<td><div align="center" id="loginstatus"></div></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="269" valign="top" align="center"><table width="908" height="291" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
<tr>
<td width="401" height="287" align="center" valign="top"><form id="register_form" method="post" action="">
<table width="300" height="291" >
<tr>
<td height="23" colspan="2"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
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Different readout in single channel and multichannel mode
I am puzzled by one observation. I use labview 7.1 in windows XP. I have one PCI-M6229 board and two PCI-6713 boards. I use the Analog in channels to read signal, which will control other digital channels.
After I wired things up and programmed my VIs, I run many tests. When I read out individual channels separately, I got the correct reading displayed in the Graphs in my VI. However, when I use the graph display to show the readout from individual channels acquired with the Analog 1D Wfm NChan NSamp VI, the readout is offset by several Volts in the negative direction. The signals are not stable either. Everytime I turn on the VI, the voltage drift from what appear to be the correct reading toward the offset, then stablize. If I stop the VI and turn it back on quickly, the drift is not obvious and sticks to the offset. The longer I wait till I turn on the VI, the more it drifts.
Initially I though I had miswired the external instrument. I did extensive checking and testing and found no apparent problem. All reading with a multimeter is what supposed to be. What convinced me this is not external problem is the fact that when read as independent channels, the display is fine, just the same as read out by the multimeter. I am baffled because this appears to have something to do with how the signal is read out in the computer and may have a software origin.
Has anyone seen similar problem? Or have I missed something big time and not knowing it? Please, any advice helps.
Thanks,
RonRon,
I am not familiar with your DAQ hardware but this sounds like a case of unterminated inputs floating to the power supply rails and creating havoc with the multiplexer and amplifier. Many DAQ cards use a single analog to digital converter (A/D) and switch the input channels to it via a multiplexer (MUX). Unused inputs may look like a capacitor and can charge up (or down) to one of the power supply voltages or anywhere between due to leakage currents. Depending on the design of the multiplexer and the amplifier following it, these inputs charged to maximum may cause offsets or crosstalk between channels.
The cure: 1) Terminate all unused channels to the ground, common, or sense input for AI. It may have various names on different boards.
2) Drive all the channels you are using from low impedance sources such as a buffer amplifier. High source impedances aggravate the problem you are seeing.
3) Make sure you allow enough time for the multiplexer and amplifier to settle to the new value after switching. The DAQ manual should have data on settling times. Depending upon how fast the MUX and amplifier switch and settle, the throughput on a multichannel board may be quite a bit slower than the maximum sampling rate divided by the number of channels. Again, read the manual.
Lynn -
Hi,
i've a problem concerning analog to digital conversion using my spartan e3 fpga.
I set the PreAmp as recommended in the User Guide and want to start analog to digital conversion.
I also disable the other SPI devices in order to read out the MISO properly. But when i've no signal neither on
ADC A nor on ADC B i can read out values, which a different from zero. And the most confusing thing is, that
the values are changing with the time.
I also use a 34 cycles to read out the data properly.
Best regards,
Steve NessHi Steve,
an analog-digital converter needs a input source with a well-defined impedance.
If you have an open analog input (floating) the ADC provides you with any value. Mostly this value changes slowly.
More details you can take from the following documents:
Troubleshooting Unexpected Voltages, Floating, or Crosstalk on Analog Input Channels
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/B9BCDFD960C06B9186256A37007490CD
You can test the analog input with a battery.
I hope this helps.
With best regards,
Ralf N.
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