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Sensor Calibration Error

Indication minus reference across two or three points: max absolute, average, percent span, percent reading.

Instrumentation & Controls

Indication minus reference across two or three points: max absolute, average, percent span, percent reading.

App id: INST-19. Reference version 1.0.

How to fill it

Fill the inputs. The tool shows the outputs.

On the tool screen, Calc is the working sheet. Presets stores values you reuse. Reference is the formula, assumptions, and provenance below.

Formula

error = indication − reference

Inputs

NameUnit
Reference 1psi
Indication 1psi
Reference 2psi
Indication 2psi
Reference 3 (optional)psi
Indication 3 (optional)psi

Outputs

NameUnit
Maximum absolute error (hero result)psi
Average errorpsi
Percent of span%
Percent of reading (worst)%

Diagnose

This tool does not attach diagnose observations.

Assumptions

  • Span is max reference minus min reference of the entered points.

Provenance

  • Leave point 3 blank for a two-point check. Percent of reading skips a zero reference.

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