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Difference between Pilot-operated & Self-compensating pressure regulators

Introduction Gases used in industrial processing, such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and propane, are stored...

HART ( Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) Communication Protocol

What is HART protocol? HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) Protocol is the global standard for...

Proximity detection using capacitance & inductive sensors

Introduction There are two basic ways to detect object presence; contact and proximity. Contact implies...

Instrumentation interview questions

What is Process control? A process control is continuous changing of a process variable to...

Introduction to SCADA

What is SCADA? SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. SCADA is a control...

Basics of Pneumatic instruments

Introduction A pneumatic system is a system that uses compressed air to transmit and control...

Introduction to PLC hardware- part 2

Introduction Earlier we discussed about the basics of PLC hardware .This is the continuation of...

RS-232 C interface and modems

RS-232 C is a standard connection between a modem and the devices, electrical specifications, data exchange...

Introduction to PLC hardware part 1

INTRODUCTION Many PLC configurations are available, even from a single vendor. But, in each of...

Basics of Hydrostatic level measurement

What is meant by hydrostatics? Hydrostatic pressure sensors are used for the measurement of level...

Difference between wire wound & film RTD’s

Introduction An RTD is a device which contains an electrical resistance source (referred to as...

WHAT IS RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS ?

Introduction Resistance thermometers is also called RTD (resistance temperature detector). It operates on the principle...