What is a NIST Certified Sensor?

A NIST Sensor has a traceable calibration certificate to standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). AKCP offer certified sensors in two formats:

Calibrated Sensors (AKCP suffix -NIST2)

A 2 NIST certified, temperature sensor has a built-in calibration check. Each temperature sensing unit has 2x NIST calibrated and certified temperature sensors (acting as a pair). The primary sensor value is checked by the secondary sensor, and if the detected range is greater than the stated accuracy, an alert is generated that the sensor is out of calibration. This makes ACKP NIST2 sensors ideal for monitoring environments requiring a high degree of monitoring data accuracy and a calibration check.

Calibration Checked Sensors with Failover Function (AKCP suffix -NIST3)

3 NIST certified, calibrated temperature sensors are compared once a second for accuracy, with a backup, if the sensor is out of calibration. An AKCP NIST3 sensor has a built-in calibration check with calibrated sensors working in 3 pairs. The primary sensor value is checked by the secondary sensor, and if the detected range is greater than the stated accuracy, an alert is generated that the sensor is out of calibration. The sensor will then automatically failover to the next pair and continue monitoring with a seamless graph of data. AKCP NIST3 sensors are ideal for environments requiring a high accuracy, calibrated sensor with failover backup to ensure continuous monitoring of the critical environment.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST stands for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and a US physical science laboratory, and part of the US Department of Commerce. From smart electric power grids and electronic health records to atomic clocks, advanced nanomaterials and computer chips, many products and services rely in some way on the technology, measurement and standards provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. More information: https://www.nist.gov/