FlexiForce user manual
Table Of Contents
02/05/09 FlexiForce Sensor User Manual (Rev G) 5
Table of Contents
WELCOME ................................................................................................................................... 6
ISO .............................................................................................................................................. 6
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 7
GETTING ASSISTANCE .................................................................................................................. 7
OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 8
FLEXIFORCE SENSORS ................................................................................................................. 8
Standard FlexiForce Sensors .................................................................................................. 8
High-Temperature FlexiForce Sensors .................................................................................. 9
APPLICATION ............................................................................................................................... 9
SENSOR LOADING CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................. 10
SENSOR LOADING ...................................................................................................................... 10
SATURATION .............................................................................................................................. 10
CONDITIONING SENSORS ............................................................................................................ 11
CALIBRATION .......................................................................................................................... 12
CALIBRATION GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................ 12
SENSOR PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................. 13
REPEATABILITY ......................................................................................................................... 13
LINEARITY ................................................................................................................................. 13
HYSTERESIS ............................................................................................................................... 13
DRIFT ......................................................................................................................................... 13
TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY ...................................................................................................... 13
SENSOR LIFE / DURABILITY ....................................................................................................... 14
SENSOR PROPERTIES ............................................................................................................ 15
STANDARD FLEXIFORCE SENSOR (MODEL A201) ..................................................................... 15
HIGH-TEMPERATURE FLEXIFORCE SENSOR (MODEL HT201) ................................................... 15