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Model 9163 Digital indicator
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10.5 Sensor-specific calibration
The calibration procedure depends on the sensor that was specified for the selected input.
General information
The type 9163 digital indicator can be calibrated (scaled) by a choice of methods.
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Calibration using a physical variable
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Calibration by entering data from the sensor test certificate
The following sections describe in greater detail the various calibration and adjustment options.
10.5.1 Potentiometer or linear signals
Calibration is necessary in order to define the relationship between the electrical signals measured by the
connected sensors and the measured values to be displayed. This is a two-point calibration. Normally the
sensors have a test and calibration certificate which you can use to find the values of the electrical
signals.
A certificate may look like the example shown below, where the most important values are highlighted.
Figure 23: Test and calibration certificate for a potentiometric position sensor
Measurements using a calibrated gage block have proved to be the most straightforward and practical
way of calibrating systems that measure position and length (such as potentiometric position sensors).
Potentiometric angle sensors can also be connected.