Analog Inputs in Measurement Systems

Questions and Answers

It simplifies the conversion process from analog to digital signals.

It allows for detection of faults like wire cuts or power outages. (correct)

It provides a wider range of values for greater precision.

It ensures compatibility with most sensors and analog input cards.

Transmitter

Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)

Sensor

Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) (correct)

To amplify the electrical signal for better accuracy.

To convert the measured physical quantity into an electrical signal. (correct)

To filter out noise from the electrical signal.

To convert the electrical signal into a digital format.

To convert the analog signal from the sensor to a digital signal. Signup and view all the answers

To allow for the detection of faults such as wire cuts or power outages. Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Analog inputs are more complex than digital inputs because they involve sampling a signal that changes over time, such as temperature or tank level.
These signals are not simply 1 or 0, but rather a continuous range of values.

Analog input devices convert physical world signals into a digital representation.
Example: a level meter measures the height of a tank and transmits a value between 4 and 20 milliamp current.

When setting the measuring range, it's good practice to avoid starting from 0 milliamps to detect faults such as power outages or corrosion.
This is because a faulty connection (e.g., a cut wire) would result in a 0 milliamp reading, but the tank level would not be at 0 feet.
Instead, the "empty tank" measurement should be represented by a non-zero value, such as 4 milliamps.

The sensor itself (e.g., flow sensor, level sensor, temperature sensor) contains a transmitter that sends a signal.
The signal is transmitted as 4 to 20 milliamps.
The analog input controller card samples the current and converts it to a digital value through an A-to-D (analog-to-digital) process.

Analog inputs are more complex than digital inputs because they involve sampling a signal that changes over time, such as temperature or tank level.
These signals are not simply 1 or 0, but rather a continuous range of values.

Analog input devices convert physical world signals into a digital representation.
Example: a level meter measures the height of a tank and transmits a value between 4 and 20 milliamp current.

When setting the measuring range, it's good practice to avoid starting from 0 milliamps to detect faults such as power outages or corrosion.
This is because a faulty connection (e.g., a cut wire) would result in a 0 milliamp reading, but the tank level would not be at 0 feet.
Instead, the "empty tank" measurement should be represented by a non-zero value, such as 4 milliamps.

The sensor itself (e.g., flow sensor, level sensor, temperature sensor) contains a transmitter that sends a signal.
The signal is transmitted as 4 to 20 milliamps.
The analog input controller card samples the current and converts it to a digital value through an A-to-D (analog-to-digital) process.