RayTek MI Miniature Infrared Sensor Thermometer User Manual


 
Operation
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6.4.3ValleyHold
Theoutputsignalfollowstheobjecttemperatureuntilaminimumis
found.Oncetheholdtimeisexceededtheoutputsignal,tracksand
outputtheactualobjecttemperatureandthealgorithmwillstartover
again.Therangefortheholdtimeis0.1to998.9s.
Figure27:ValleyHold
Adefinedholdtimeof999s(symbolinthedisplay)willputthe
deviceintocontinuousvalleydetectionmode.
A low level input (GND) at external input FTC3 will promptly
interrupttheholdtimeandwillstarttheminimumdetectionagain.
output temperature
object temperature
hold time
hold time
Temp
Time