A guide for engineers balancing performance, reliability, and manufacturability across today’s smart systems By Barry Brents, ...

An RTD (resistance temperature detector) is a temperature sensor that operates on the measurement principle that a material’s electrical resistance changes with temperature. The relationship between ...

A PT100 probe is a platinum resistance thermometer with a nominal resistance of 100 Ω at a temperature of 0 ° C. Its features are regulated by the IEC 751 (EN 60751) standard. This type of temperature ...

Designing an analog circuit can be a frustrating experience, as noted by Nick Cornford in his Design Idea (DI), “DIY RTD for a DMM.” With a fortnight’s struggle, I completed the design of 4 mA to 20mA ...

IST platinum temperature sensors provide solutions for extreme temperature applications. IST platinum temperature sensors are designed with the highest quality materials, allowing them to operate ...

Walking through most process plants or remote facilities, an observer will encounter a sizeable collection of temperature and pressure instruments. Without knowledge of the two critical parameters of ...

What’s the difference between a transmitter and a sensor? Nine different types of sensor transmitters. How does each type of transmitter work? What are the components of each transmitter type? Sensors ...