Best practices in temperature monitoring
When considering a commercial grade temperature monitoring solution, which will assist with your environmental monitoring goals, I think the following should be kept in mind when choosing the right temperature sensor.
Let’s take a look at a list of specifications to consider when choosing hardware:
- Never needs Calibration
- Measurement range Celsius:-55°C to +75°C.
- Measurement resolution Celsius: 1°C increments.
- Measurement accuracy Celsius: ±0.5°C accuracy from -10°C to +75°C.
- Measurement range Fahrenheit: -67°F to +167°F.
- Measurement resolution Fahrenheit: 1°F increments.
- Measurement accuracy Fahrenheit: ±0.9°F accuracy from +14°F to +167°F.
- Communications cable: UTP CAT 5 wire.
- Sensor type: semiconductor microprocessor controlled.
- Power source: powered by the sensorProbe. No additional power needed.
- Power Consumption: Typical 10.70 mWatt, 2.14mA
- sensorProbe auto detects the presence of the temperature sensor.
- Measurement rate: one reading every second.
- Up to 2 temperature sensors per sensorProbe2, 8 per sensorProbe8 and cameraProbe8.
- Full autosense including disconnect alarm.
- SNMP OID so that data can be collected over the network, using a tool like Denika.
- Water resistant.
Loaded with the above, the sensor can monitor everything from freezers to swimming pool temperatures.
Hopefully this will help you create a list of features for your temperature monitoring solution. With the right features, you can even add this equipment to your network map. Contact Ravica if you need assistance.
- Mike
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