Continuous Process: Field Devices: Pressure Temperature and Weight

List typical temperature pressure and weight applications. Explain how thermocouples RTDs and thermistors work. Explain reference junction compensation. Explain RTD lead length compensation. Explain how load cells work. Explain absolute gauge and differential pressure measurement. Explain the function of set points. Describe transmitter operating parameters and define the following terms: range LRL URL LRV URV span turndown ratio engineering units PV and SV. Explain how transmitter accuracy can be specified. Identify and describe common transmitter configuration options. Describe the ways that transmitters communicate signal information. Describe how to set up a traditional transmitter. Explain how to communicate with configure and test a smart transmitter.