Several European manufacturers of acoustic and vibration sensors have joined with National Instruments to develop sensors that comply with the IEEE P1451.4 standard. The standard proposes that sensors add an embedded, low-cost memory chip containing a standardized transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS) that stores important sensor information and scaling parameters for self-identification and self-description. TEDS eliminate the need to manually input this data when configuring a measurement system. The manufacturers include: Bruel & Kjaer, G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration, Kistler, LEM, RDP Electronics, Sensorex, WayCon Positionsmesstechnik. Other members include: Celesco, Endevco, Lebow, Lion Precision, Macro Sensors, Measurement Specialties, PCB Piezotronics, Honeywell Sensotec, Transducer Techniques, Watlow, Weed Instrument and Wilcoxon.
Read the press release on the National Instruments web site.