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Figure 19: Signal Slope defined by Decay 
  Signal slope defined by an average time. The average time is the amount of time the output 
signal needs to reach 90% magnitude compared to a perpendicular drop. This parameter is set 
by means of the programming command <AA>. 
 
Figure 20: Averaging the Signal Slope 
7.3.3 Advanced Peak Hold 
This function searches the sensor signal for a local peak and writes this value to the output until a new 
local peak is found. Before the algorithm restarts searching for a local peak, the object temperature has 
to drop below a predefined threshold. If the object temperature raises above the held value which has 
been written to the output so far, the output signal follows the object temperature again. If the algorithm 
detects a local peak while the object temperature is currently below the predefined threshold the output 
signal  jumps  to  the  new maximum  temperature of  this local  peak.  Once the actual  temperature has 
passed a peak above a certain magnitude, a new local peak is found. This magnitude is called hysteresis. 
The threshold is set by means of the programming command <C>, for hysteresis use the command <XY>.