{"id":479,"date":"2012-03-26T12:57:39","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T10:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/?p=479"},"modified":"2021-10-06T14:47:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T12:47:56","slug":"what-is-a-pressure-transmitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/products\/pressure-products\/what-is-a-pressure-transmitter\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a pressure transmitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The manufacturers of pressure sensors use many different terms for the various designs of measuring instruments,\u00a0 such as pressure sensor, pressure transmitter, pressure transducer, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At WIKA, the term: \u201cpressure transmitter\u201d is commonly used to refer to a pressure sensor equipped with standardized electrical and mechanical interfaces and a standardized output signal.<\/p>\n<p>The working principle of a pressure transmitter is as follows: The pressure of the medium to be measured is guided via a standard process connection thus affecting the internal pressure sensor element. The internal electronics converts the raw sensor signal into a filtered, amplified, temperature-compensated and standardized signal, such as the 4&#8230;20 mA signal. This output signal is delivered via a standardized connector or a cable to the subsequent unit for signal processing. Read more\u00a0about the pressure transmitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wika.com\/en-en\/a_10.WIKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\">A-10<\/a> for general industrial application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The manufacturers of pressure sensors use many different terms for the various designs of measuring instruments,\u00a0 such as pressure sensor, pressure transmitter, pressure transducer, etc. At WIKA, the term: \u201cpressure transmitter\u201d is commonly used to refer to a pressure sensor equipped with standardized electrical and mechanical interfaces and a standardized output signal. 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