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Featured pressure sensor products
Chemical Resistant Hydrostatic Liquid Level & Pressure Sensors - Find durable hydrostatic liquid level and pressure sensors designed for harsh chemical environments. Ideal for storage tanks and process applications requiring high corrosion resistance.
600 bar, 9000 psi, 60 MPa Pressure Sensors, Transducers & Transmitters - High pressure range sensors with a measurement range from 0 to 600 bar, 9000 psi, or 60 MPa.
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User Guide
Use this tool to calculate the output error of a pressure sensor by entering the calibration reference pressure reading, pressure sensor range and measured output. You can choose to calculate the error as a proportion of the pressure range, or in output or pressure units.
Pressure
This is the pressure which is measured by the pressure sensor, you can either enter a value to see what output to expect from a pressure sensor or you can enter the value verified by a calibration reference and compare it to the actual output to determine the calibration error.
Low Limit
This is lowest pressure which the sensor will measure, and is used to define the lower limit of the pressure range, that also corresponds to the lowest output value.
High Limit
This is highest pressure which the sensor will measure, and is used to define the upper limit of the pressure range, that also corresponds to the highest output value.
Output
This is what the pressure sensor sends out in the form of an analogue signal or digital reading. The output will typically vary proportionally with the measurement range as a straight line, although there will be slight deviations due to the accuracy limitations of the pressure sensor.
% Error
This the proportion of the pressure sensor output range which represents the amount of deviation from a perfect measurement. It is used to define the specification limits of pressure sensors on manufacturers product data sheets and brochures, and also to calculate calibration errors. Accuracy is often expressed as a percentage of full scale for pressure sensors.
Pressure Error
This is the amount of pressure deviation from a perfectly accurate measurement, and represents the scope of uncertainty in the output of the pressure sensor, expressed in pressure units.
Output Error
This is the amount of output deviation from a perfectly accurate measurement, and represents the scope of uncertainty in the output of the pressure sensor.
Featured pressure sensor products
XMPi Process Plant Gauge and Absolute Pressure Transmitter - Process transmitter for measuring vacuum, steam, food, pharmaceutical, oil, gas and other pressure readings necessary for the monitoring and control of bulk production processes.
DPS300 User Switchable Pressure Range, Volts or Current Output Low DP Sensor - The DPS 300 is a low range HVAC differential pressure sensor. The lowest possible pressure range is 0...100 pascals. 2 or 3 switchable pressure ranges, plus volts or current output are included with most standard configurations.