Terms and Definitions for Signal Conditioning in Industrial Process Measurement and Control

Industrial Process Signal Conditioners
Courtesy API

Fields of endeavor often develop their own lexicon, with terms having very specific meanings as they are applied to the trade. Process measurement and control is no different in that respect.

When I find a comprehensive list of terms used in a field in which I have interest, it gets saved for inevitable future reference. One company, Absolute Process Instruments (API or Aπ), has consolidated terms used in the description of various aspects of process signal conditioners, providing a useful definition of each. It is shared below for you to use.

Reach out to application experts with your process signal conditioning requirements and challenges. The combination of your process knowledge and their product application expertise will produce effective solutions.

Industrial process signal conditioning terms and conditions from Hile Controls of Alabama, Inc.