Daniel B

James, I have been trying the same measurment with my SCXI 1520, Terminal Block 1314 and DAQ 6036 E Card using LV 8.0.1 daq-mx, etc... Setting up the strain measurments with a MAX "strain" task (check in the generatre daq-mx tasks) was the easiest way I found to properly scale the outputs. There is a strain task with all the necessary scaling info built in. This task could be wired into a quick express VI for waveform display or an indicator, etc. As for wiring the bridge, I have 350Ohm gages and used factory installed resistors the quarter bridge type one configuration. I got it working by follwoing the example wiring diagram in MAX, but had trouble when wiring it up as shown in a similar diagram in the 1520/1314 manuals. Also, 2 of my 3 1314 termal blocks has lost a channel, check it for voltage with a DMM, if you turn the task on in max, the P+, P- circuit should power up on the selected channel. -DRB ============================