Connecting M12 - 4 Wire Pressure Transducer to USB 2416 DAQ

[Mackenzie Cox]

I am having a lot of trouble connecting this pressure transducer to my DAQ:

https://www.mcmaster.com/3196K327/

Could anyone give me some guidance on how to connect these? I have tried just about everything I can think of...

[Fausto]

Hello @Mackenzie Cox.

The vendor's datasheet shows four terminals on the transducer: '+' (External excitation voltage +), '-' (External excitation voltage -), output, and ground.  Connect an external excitation voltage source (14-36 VDC) to the '+' and '-' terminals.   Connect the 'Output' and 'Ground' terminals to a multimeter set to VDC or an oscilloscope.  Leave the USB-2416 module out of your tests at this point.

 

 

Apply pressure to the transducer and observe if the multimeter's readings increase; between 0 -10 VDC.  Please report your results and images if available.  

Regards,

Fausto