{"id":1175,"date":"2013-05-08T07:40:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T06:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2022-11-21T11:08:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T10:08:05","slug":"analogue-output-signals-pressure-sensors-ratiometric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/knowhow\/analogue-output-signals-pressure-sensors-ratiometric\/","title":{"rendered":"Analogue output signals from pressure sensors 3: 0.5 \u2026 4.5 V ratiometric"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For some applications, for example in vehicles or battery operated applications, an output signal is required which can be operated at low power to enable a long service life. Normally, ratiometric signals are transmitted as 10 &#8230; 90 % of the powersupply voltage.<\/p>\n<p>No internal reference voltage is generated in devices with ratiometric output and all components operate in proportion (\u201cin ratio\u201d) \u00a0to the current voltage. As the components required to generate the internal reference voltage are omitted, the power requirements for the electronics are reduced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also our articles<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/products\/pressure-products\/analogue-output-signal-pressure-sensor-4-20-ma\/\">Analogue output signals of pressure sensors 1: 4 \u2026 20 mA<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/products\/pressure-products\/analogue-output-signals-pressure-sensors-dc-0-10-v\/\">Analogue output signals of pressure sensors 2: DC 0 \u2026 10 V, DC 1 \u2026 5 V, DC 1 \u2026 10 V<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For some applications, for example in vehicles or battery operated applications, an output signal is required which can be operated at low power to enable a long service life. Normally, ratiometric signals are transmitted as 10 &#8230; 90 % of the powersupply voltage. 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