Device | Semiconductor | IR Sensor | Thermistor | Platinum RTD |
Measured Parameter | Voltage/Current | Electromagnetic waves | Resistance | Resistance |
Advantages | · Inexpensive · Liner output · Low cost · Ease of use | · Compact & Lightweight · Moving object sensing | · Cost · Rugged · Highly sensitive · Flexible | · Accuracy · Linearity · Stability |
Disadvantages | · Slow response time · Electrical noise · Accuracy · Limited application · Stability for long term | · Not for gas and liquid · Marginal accuracy · Expensive · Ideal medium | · Non-linearity · Moisture failure · Self-heating · Fragile | · Error by lead resistance · Slow response time · Limited configurations · Size |