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Top 3 challenges encountered by Dracal users and their solutions

Based on our customers' frequently asked questions, here are the challenges you might face and their easy-to-implement solution.

What is robustness, and how is it implemented in Dracal?

Dracal measurement instruments are robust. See our definition of robustness and the mechanisms implemented to ensure the mechanical, electrical, and software robustness of a Dracal measurement system.

Guide in 5 Steps to Place an Order without Forgetting Anything

Afraid of forgetting something when you place an order with us? This simple 5-step guide will make you think of everything for a smooth process.

Getting to know Dracal

Find out the complete offer from Dracal Technologies: USB sensors, measuring instruments, free data logging software and integration tools.

5 Factors Impacting the Implementation Time of a Measurement System

In this article, from a time-constraint perspective, find out five key points to consider when picking a new measuring instrument.

5 Reasons to Choose a Calibratable Instrument

In this article, find out why we offer the option to purchase a calibratable instrument (-CAL) and the reason it could suit you

7 tips for comparing two instruments accurately

In this article, we present 7 key elements to check when comparing measurements between 2 instruments, in order to avoid diagnostic errors that can be costly to the progress of your project.

USB barometer: some applications

A barometer measures atmospheric pressure. When the air pressure sensor is integrated into a USB port, data logging is made easier.

Digital barometers

A digital precision barometer is used to calculate altitude and if there is a temperature compensation mechanism, the data returned is more accurate.

How to measure atmospheric pressure?

The atmospheric pressure is an absolute pressure, measured by a barometer. The sensors for the different types of pressure as well as the main barometers are explored.

3 Tips about Dracal User-Calibration Mechanism

Presentation of 3 tips concerning the management of calibration points in our graphic software. They concern the accessibility of raw data, the display of calibration buttons and the activation/deactivation of points without deleting them.

What Is a Pt100 RTD Sensor?

A Resistance Temperature Detector works with the principle that metals change their electrical resistance with temperature. To learn about what is a Pt100 probe and how an RTD temperature sensor works, click on Read more.

Relative Humidity Data: Why Is Temperature Necessary?

Relative humidity and temperature sensors are fairly common. This is because knowing the temperature along with the relative humidity is useful to avoid condensation

Calibration or adjustment?

What is a calibration? In common usage, a calibration consists in correcting the value given by an instrument during a measurement. It is in fact an adjustment, as per the International Vocabulary of Metrology. See some explanations and what does Dracal offer.

How to change the scale of a channel with math channels?

Presentation and illustration of the scale transformation formula to facilitate the graphic visualization of several types of measurements whose scales are very different from each other.

Data Harmonization and Why Automate it

This article about data harmonization will define what it is and where it takes place in data logging. Here is a diagram summarizing the concepts discussed in this article to refer to during your reading. It is tailored with an emphasis on data harmonization in using measurement instruments.   Data logging Data logging is defined […]

What Is the Traceability of an Instrument?

To answer the question posed in the title: “What is the traceability of an instrument?”, we will see: What is an international measurement standard? How is a laboratory accredited by NIST or NRC? What is a traceability certificate? When is such a document needed? What is an international measurement standard? According to the International Vocabulary […]

Sensor or Measuring Instrument: What Does Dracal Offer?

The official definition (1) of a sensor is a device that responds to a physical stimulus and transmits a resulting impulse. It must always be used with other electronic components to interpret the signal. However, Dracal measuring instruments are called “sensors” in the air pressure and temperature sensor markets. So are the instruments of our […]

How to Log Temperature Data From a Type K Thermocouple in Less Than 3 Minutes?

You need to precisely measure the temperature of a compound or unit in a closed vessel and the thermocouple seems to be the right sensor for the job. There is only one step left: generate the temperature data. But how to do it? How Does a Thermocouple Work? A thermocouple combines two different conductive metals in two […]

Data Logger or Data Acquisition System: What Is the Difference?

The data acquisition system is a powerful integration and visualization tool for recording temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, etc.