3.3.1.44. NXsensorΒΆ

Status:

base class, extends NXobject, version 1.0

Description:

A sensor used to monitor an external condition

The condition itself is described in NXenvironment.

Symbols:

No symbol table
Groups cited:
NXgeometry, NXlog, NXorientation

Structure:

model: NX_CHAR

Sensor identification code/model number

name: NX_CHAR

Name for the sensor

short_name: NX_CHAR

Short name of sensor used e.g. on monitor display program

attached_to: NX_CHAR

where sensor is attached to (“sample” | “can”)

measurement: NX_CHAR

name for measured signal

Any of these values:

  • temperature
  • pH
  • magnetic_field
  • electric_field
  • conductivity
  • resistance
  • voltage
  • pressure
  • flow
  • stress
  • strain
  • shear
  • surface_pressure

type: NX_CHAR

The type of hardware used for the measurement. Examples (suggestions but not restrictions):

Temperature:J | K | T | E | R | S | Pt100 | Rh/Fe
pH:Hg/Hg2Cl2 | Ag/AgCl | ISFET
Ion selective electrode:
 specify species; e.g. Ca2+
Magnetic field:Hall
Surface pressure:
 wilhelmy plate

run_control: NX_BOOLEAN

Is data collection controlled or synchronised to this quantity: 1=no, 0=to “value”, 1=to “value_deriv1”, etc.

high_trip_value: NX_FLOAT {units=NX_ANY}

Upper control bound of sensor reading if using run_control

low_trip_value: NX_FLOAT {units=NX_ANY}

Lower control bound of sensor reading if using run_control

value[n]: NX_FLOAT {units=NX_ANY}

nominal setpoint or average value - need [n] as may be a vector

value_deriv1[ref(value)]: NX_FLOAT {units=NX_ANY}

Nominal/average first derivative of value e.g. strain rate - same dimensions as “value” (may be a vector)

value_deriv2[ref(value)]: NX_FLOAT {units=NX_ANY}

Nominal/average second derivative of value - same dimensions as “value” (may be a vector)

external_field_brief: NX_CHAR

Any of these values:

  • along beam
  • across beam
  • transverse
  • solenoidal
  • flow shear gradient
  • flow vorticity

geometry: NXgeometry

Defines the axes for logged vector quantities if they are not the global instrument axes

value_log: NXlog

Time history of sensor readings

value_deriv1_log: NXlog

Time history of first derivative of sensor readings

value_deriv2_log: NXlog

Time history of second derivative of sensor readings

external_field_full: NXorientation

For complex external fields not satisfied by External_field_brief
NXDL Source:
https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/blob/master/base_classes/NXsensor.nxdl.xml