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NO MORE 'ON-SITE'
CALIBRATION WITH NEW RDP 'PLUG & PLAY' SYSTEM.
RDP Electronics
Ltd, already prominent amongst leading
European transducer manufacturers in the development and
introduction of 'plug and play' technology, has announced the
launch of a new 'self-calibrating' transducer and indicator system.
Based on the
IEEE 1451.4 standard, RDP's TEDS enabled transducers
connected to an RDP E725-DCt signal conditioning display unit
now offer
the possibility of ‘on-site’ set up without the need
for physical calibration.
Previous research
has shown that up to 23% of the cost of a measurement
application can be attributed to the set up and calibration time.
According
to RDP, 'on site calibration is a thing of the past – it's
now as easy as
connecting a mouse to a computer. Plant control and automation
systems
or test facilities can save huge amounts of down time by availing
themselves of this new technology. Should a transducer fail,
then a replacement TEDS version can just be plugged in and you
are up and running again in minutes.'
Central to
the system is an embedded memory chip holding technical data
specific to its host transducer. Information is held as a Transducer
Electronic Data Sheet – TEDS for short – defining the
sensor type and specification details including sensitivity,
that is read automatically and acted upon by the compatible instrumentation
such as the RDP E725-DCt.
RDP has developed a range of TEDS enabled transducers to measure
or
control displacement/position, load/force, pressure, torque and
acceleration.
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