An Introduction to Chart Recorders Chart recorders remain a practical solution for visualizing process data over time, especially where simplicity, reliability, and at‑a‑glance monitoring are priorities. While modern systems offer digital capabilities, traditional and hybrid recorders continue to serve industrial and laboratory applications effectively by providing continuous, easy‑to‑interpret insights into process behavior.
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What’s the Difference Between Thermocouples and RTDs? Selecting the best temperature sensor for your application can be a challenge. A broad range of sensors are available today, and the better you understand the key differences between them
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What is a PID Controller? A PID controller is an instrument used in industrial control applications to regulate temperature, flow, pressure, speed and other process variables.
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Connecting Relays to a Digital Output Board and Noise Considerations Mechanical relays are very noisy (electrically) and they can cause problems when connecting them to a PC digital I/O card, ranging from spikes on your analog measurements to computer lockups!
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Practical Guidelines for Temperature Measurement Temperature can be measured via a diverse array of sensors. All of them infer temperature by sensing some change in a physical characteristic.
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Common Problems with Data Acquisition Devices Traditional printer drivers are very benign; they are only active, and use the printer port when you tell an application to print.
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What is a Low Pass Filter? A low pass filter is placed on the signal wires between a signal and an A/D board
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Overview of GPIB protocol IEEE-488 refers to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard number 488 and is commonly called GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus).
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Differential Signal Vs Single-Ended Inputs One of the most common questions asked is the difference between single-ended and differential signals inputs, and what applications they should be considered in.
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PLATINUM™ Series PID Control Simulator In modern industrial systems, temperature is the most common physical measurement...
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New Data Logging, Charting and Alarm Notification System The dashboard connects data from your measurement equipments to a webserver for easy-to-use data storage and collection.
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Infrared Temperature Measurement Theory and Application Infrared thermometers for non-contact temperature measurement are highly developed sensors which have wide-spread application in...
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PID with Fuzzy Logic Adaptive Control—The Best of Both Worlds Proportional integral derivative (PID) control is a well established way of driving a system towards a target position or level.
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What is a Temperature Controller? As the name implies, a temperature controller is an instrument used to control temperatures, mainly without extensive operator involvement.
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Industrial Heaters Electric heaters are used in a variety of processes where the temperature of an object or process needs to be increased.
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