Strain Gauge Bridge Type/Configuration in Labtech Notebook

[Liam S]

Hello there,

My name is Liam and I'm a graduate student at the University of Manitoba. If I'm not mistaken, MCC is the company that used to sell a data-acquisition software called Labtech Notebook before it was discontinued. The University of Manitoba still has a version of this software installed on its computers and we have a question regarding its use with strain gauges. In the software there is the option to specify the bridge type by setting it as an integer (either 0, 1, or 2). We are not sure what each integer represents in terms of bridge configuration (quarter, half, or full bridge) as it is not clearly stated anywhere in the user manual. In addition, the hardware we use (Datascan 7000 series) does not use a numbering system to differentiate between a quarter, half, or full bridge setup. Hoping someone can help out with this, thanks in advance!

 

Liam

[Fausto]

Hello @Liam S.

Labtech Notebook was discontinued circa August 2004 and MCC was not the developer.  I was only able to locate a summary sheet.

https://www.mccdaq.com/pdfs/specs/labtech-spec.pdf

Regards,

Fausto