measurement and control

NAMUR NE 43 for Process Instrumentation Diagnostics

NAMUR NE 43 is a recommendation that seeks to promote the standardization of the signal level for failure information. The…

4 months ago

Standard Process Signals for Industrial Instrumentation

Industrial measurement and control processes employ standard process signals that are used throughout all the industries. For instance, one of…

9 months ago

How the Wiegand Effect is used in Sensing Instruments

The Concept behind Wiegand Effect Based Sensors   The Wiegand effect technology employs the unique magnetic properties of specially processed,…

10 months ago

The USB-6009 Data Acquisition Card Features

The USB-6009 is a small external data acquisition and control device manufactured by National Instruments that is normally connected to…

10 months ago

Single-Ended vs. Differential Amplifiers

Most often than not, the signal from the sensor in a measurement and control or monitoring system is very small…

1 year ago

Causes of Ground Loops in Instrumentation & How to Avoid Them

Causes of Ground Loops In Instrumentation We may have situations in instrumentation and control systems, where the sensor and the…

1 year ago

Passive vs. Active Sensors

Sensors are normally used to convert physical variables like pressure to signal variables. Sensors are also often termed to as…

2 years ago

Features & Configuration of a Smart Pressure Transmitter

Smart/Intelligent pressure transmitters are microprocessor-based, and they provide additional functional capabilities beyond their basic role of just sensing and representing…

4 years ago

How Signal Processing Circuits are protected from high currents & voltages

Protection against high currents and voltages is a very important requirement for signal processing circuits. A high current can be…

4 years ago