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Thermometers: Instrumentation Is Defined As The Art and Science of Measurement and Control of Process

Instrumentation refers to the measurement and control of variables in manufacturing processes. Instruments can be simple like thermometers or complex analyzers. They are often part of control systems in factories and vehicles to monitor and adjust processes. Transmitters produce output signals, usually a 4-20 mA current, that can be interpreted by controllers to gather information and control devices and processes. Control instrumentation is critical for gathering field data and changing parameters as part of feedback loops.

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Thermometers: Instrumentation Is Defined As The Art and Science of Measurement and Control of Process

Instrumentation refers to the measurement and control of variables in manufacturing processes. Instruments can be simple like thermometers or complex analyzers. They are often part of control systems in factories and vehicles to monitor and adjust processes. Transmitters produce output signals, usually a 4-20 mA current, that can be interpreted by controllers to gather information and control devices and processes. Control instrumentation is critical for gathering field data and changing parameters as part of feedback loops.

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Instrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production or manufacturing area.

[1] An instrument is a device that measures a physical quantity such as flow, temperature, level, distance, angle, or pressure. Instruments may be as simple as direct reading thermometers or may be complex multi-variable process analyzers. Instruments are often part of a control system in refineries, factories, and vehicles. The control of processes is one of the main branches of applied instrumentation. Instrumentation can also refer to handheld devices that measure some desired variable. Diverse handheld instrumentation is common in laboratories, but can be found in the household as well. For example, a smoke detector is a common instrument found in most western homes. Instruments attached to a control system may provide signals used to operate solenoids, valves, regulators, circuit breakers, or relays. These devices control a desired output variable, and provide either remote or automated control capabilities. These are often referred to as final control elements when controlled remotely or by a control system. A Transmitter is a device that produces an output signal, often in the form of a 420 mA electrical current signal, although many other options using voltage, frequency, pressure, or ethernet are possible. This signal can be used for informational purposes, or it can be sent to a PLC, DCS, SCADA system, LabView or other type of computerized controller, where it can be interpreted into readable values and used to control other devices and processes in the system. Control instrumentation plays a significant role in both gathering information from the field and changing the field parameters, and as such are a key part of control loops

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