Chapter 9

Need to know

• How to find value of Pneumatic instrument signals Span divided by 12

• How to find value of Electronic Instrument signals Span divided by 16

• Key terms

Scaling……….SPAN………URV…………LRV………..discreet sensing element

• Primary element sensors………..things that physically touch the process

• Transmitter facts
Types of transmitters……pneumatic…..electronic…..digital….wireless
(signals and the language they speak)

Delta P transmitters………..most common for level and flow…….

High side & low side locations

• Transducers…………the most common type used in industry “I/P”

Other types of transducers listed in Textbook (page 131)