Glossary
Scaling
Determines the calibration characteristic and defines how a valid range of electrical values, for example, from
0 to 10 mV/V, is mapped to the corresponding engineering values, for example, from 0 to 50 N.
Sensor
A device that detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it. A
passive sensor, such as a strain gauge, is generally not able to furnish energy at its output, so a conditioning cir-
cuit surrounds the sensor to create a signal (voltage, current, or both). The larger group in which transducers
reside.
Serial Number
ID number of the hardware that is used to identify it for various reasons such as repair or calibration.
Signal Conditioner
Prepares the analogue signal on the input for sampling by the analogue-to-digital converter.
Strain
A dimensional value that represents the relative change of the length of a material to its initial length.
Strain Gauge
(also strain gage) A sensor that is used to measure strain on an object. The most common type of strain gauge
consists of an insulated flexible backing that supports a metallic foil pattern.
T
Table Scaling
A type of scaling that defines a linear characteristic represented by a straight line through two calibration
points.
Transducer
A transducer is a sensor that converts a physical quantity into another form of a physical quantity (resistance,
capacitance, charge and so on).
Transverse Sensitivity
The transverse sensitivity is the ratio of the sensitivity of a strain gauge transverse to the measuring grid dir-
ection to its sensitivity in the measuring grid direction. The transverse sensitivity is stated with the individual
strain gauge.
Trigger
Something that causes something else to happen. A momentary/short action that is initiated by a specific con-
dition. The trigger is directly related to the recording of data.
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