Normally Open (NO) refers to the state of an electrical switch contact which stays open until a preset threshold has been met and the switch closes, e.g. a NO pressure switch set at 10 bar will close once the pressure exceeds 10 bar.
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Glossary of Measurement Signal technical terms
- 2 Wire
- 3 Wire
- 4 to 20 mA Current Loop Output Signal
- 4 Wire
- Amplified Voltage Output
- BFSG – Bonded Foil Strain Gauge
- Deadband
- FSO – Full Scale Output
- HART®
- mV/V – Millivolts per Volt Output Signal
- NC – Normally Closed
- Piezoresistive Strain Gauges
- Ratiometric
- Span
- Span Offset
- Span Sensitivity
- Square Root Extraction
- Threshold
- Totalizer
- Transducer
- Transmitter
- TSL – Terminal Straight Line
- TSS – Thermal Span or Sensitivity Shift
- Turndown Ratio
- USB
- Vented Cable
- Wheatstone Bridge Strain Gauge
- Zero Offset
- Zero Tare
Help from Measurement Signal resources
- How to get a 10 volt signal from a 4-20mA output pressure sensor
- What is the difference between zero offset and zero drift?
- Why use 4-20mA and 3-15 psi rather than 0-20mA & 0-15psi
