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Digital Compensation

Digital compensation is the process of collecting many measured points at different pressures and temperatures and using this data to correct the output of a pressure transducer so that the pressure accuracy and thermal errors can be improved beyond what is practically achieved with analogue compensation.

Digital Compensation 3D Error Mapping

There are mainly two types of digital compensation:

The first method which is often referred to as a “look-up table” stores all the measured points in the digital memory of the sensor and they are recalled when required to compensate the pressure reading. The software extrapolates between measured points so that every pressure reading can be digitally characterised. The more measurements that are stored the more accurate is the extrapolation and thus the overall accuracy.

Digital Compensation Circuit

The second method is to mathematically analyse the data to define a mathematical formula called a “Polynomial” which best matches the unique characteristic behaviour of a particular pressure transducer. The equation constants are then stored in the digital memory of the sensor and each pressure reading is compensated by applying the mathematical formula.

The first method consumes more memory storage and less processing power while the second method requires much less memory storage but much faster processing power.

High accuracy measurement products
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Accuracy Related Terms

More pages related to accuracy technical terms.

  • Accuracy
  • BSL – Best Straight Line
  • Compensated Temperature Range
  • g Effect
  • High Accuracy
  • Hysteresis
  • LHR – Linearity, Hysteresis and Repeatability
  • Long Term Stability/Drift
  • NL – Non-Linearity
  • PPM – Parts Per Million
  • Precision
  • Pressure Hysteresis
  • Repeatability
  • RTE – Referred Temperature Error
  • Secondary Pressure Standard
  • TEB – Temperature Error Band
  • TEB – Total Error Band
  • Temperature Compensation
  • Temperature Error
  • Thermal Hysteresis
  • Threshold
  • TSL – Terminal Straight Line
  • TSS – Thermal Span or Sensitivity Shift
  • TZS – Thermal Zero Shift

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