Tag: Digital Multimeters

Digitizing Measurements with a DMM Isn't a Dream

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Digitizing Measurements with a DMM Isn't a Dream

Bernard Ang 2019.08.14

Multimeters of the past were analog with an analog needle pointing to a measurement scale on a meter dial. Such analog multimeters cannot detect fast changes from your measurement signals. Analog mult

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How to Measure Strains with a Data Acquisition System?

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How to Measure Strains with a Data Acquisition System?

Bernard Ang 2019.07.31

What Is a Strain Gauge? Strain gauge sensor measurement is common in mechanical design applications. It measures tensile, compression, and torsional forces. Mechanical designers create appropriate bod

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How to Achieve Accurate Sensor Characterization Using a Digital Multimeter

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How to Achieve Accurate Sensor Characterization Using a Digital Multimeter

Bernard Ang 2019.02.21

Sensors have varying accuracies depending on materials, fabrication method, how they are used, and more. A thermocouple sensor uses a pair of two dissimilar metals that are joined together at one end

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Troubleshoot a Sensor with a Digital Multimeter

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Troubleshoot a Sensor with a Digital Multimeter

Bernard Ang 2019.02.14

There are many types of sensors on the market – flow sensors, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, humidity sensors, accelerometer sensors, proximity sensors, and more. Most sensors generally provid

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Sensor Types and Their Applications

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Sensor Types and Their Applications

Bernard Ang 2019.01.24

Sensors make the world go round. They are inside all the electronic devices we use at home, at work, in our cars, and practically everywhere else. Today, we cannot imagine living without our devices,

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What are digits, accuracy, and resolution with a DMM

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What are digits, accuracy, and resolution with a DMM

Bernard Ang 2019.01.10

Since the advent of digital multimeters (DMM), all the measurement displays have digits. It is always a prominent part of the digital multimeter’s specification. It is often displayed on the front pan

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