| How To Get Started 1. Understand and define your application requirements Many factors should be a part of the sensor system design process. The factors listed below can help you define the sensing requirements for your application. Define the typical and extremes of these environmental conditions: • minimum and maximum temperatures • pressure • humidity • shock • vibration • flow rate Also ask: • What is the sensed medium (a surface or immersed in solid, liquid or gas)? • Is the medium chemically reactive (corrosive) or hazardous (explosive)? • Is there high electromagnetic interference potential from power switching, rectification, or radio waves? Finally, define the significance of these performance specifications in your application? • sensing accuracy at a calibration point and/or over a temperature span • repeatability • stability • sensor time constant • insulation resistance |