Properties of sensors

Question 1

What is ‘range’?

Answer 1

The range of output values you read.

Question 2

What is ‘response time’?

Answer 2

This is the time it takes for output values to change when external factors change.

Question 3

What is sensitivity?

Answer 3

This is how much an output value changes for the input.

Question 4

What is resolution?

Answer 4

This is the precision of the measuring equipment, (i.e. - smallest measurable change in input - decimal figures).