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Changes for page Sensor Module

Last modified by Heimir Thordarson on 2026/07/05 12:56
From version 44.2
edited by Heimir Thordarson
on 2026/01/27 14:55
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To version 46.3
edited by Heimir Thordarson
on 2026/01/27 15:24
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128 128  [[image:Actual Representation of Linear Potmeter.png||height="195" width="309"]]
129 129  
130 -This can then be used to create the length of the sensor based on the input voltage
130 +This can then be used to create the length of the sensor based on the input voltage.
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132 +(% style="font-size: 1.5em;" %)
133 +(((
134 +{{mathjax}}
135 +$$
136 +x = \frac{50}{1960} \left( \frac{2000\,V_{\text{out}}}{V_s} - 20 \right)
137 +$$
138 +{{/mathjax}}
139 +)))
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133 -
141 +where:
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143 +* {{mathjax}}\(x\){{/mathjax}} = The mechanical placement excluding the dead length.
144 +* {{mathjax}}\(V_s\){{/mathjax}} = The supply voltage of the linear potentiometer, in this case it is 3.3 {{mathjax}}\(V\){{/mathjax}}.
145 +* {{mathjax}}\(V_{out}\){{/mathjax}} = The output voltage of the linear potentiometer. ranging from 0.033{{mathjax}}\(V\){{/mathjax}} to 3.267{{mathjax}}\(V\){{/mathjax}}.
146 +
147 +=== Filtering ===
148 +
149 +The sensors output latency can be expected to be a lot shorter than the air temperature sensor as the sensor is just a variable sensor based on placement. This is why the