About the accuracy of the readingsThe accuracy depends on the range of the temperature value. In the Sensirion SHT41 sensor that we use, an accuracy of ±0.25°C is achieved in the range from -40°C to +65°C, and in the range of +65°C to +120°C it increases to ±0.5°C.
Similarly with relative humidity: at the "ends of the scale" from 0% to 10% and from 90% to 100%, the accuracy is ± 3%, instead of ± 2% (as with humidity in the range from 10% to 90%).
About the necessity of high accuracyOur customers often have a question about the discrepancy between the readings of sensors located in the same conditions next to each other, for example, in the same box or in the same room. Indeed, the readings of a dozen sensors placed side by side may well vary up to ± 1 °C. This does not mean that the sensors have a low accuracy or gives incorrect data. All digital sensors are calibrated at the factory and cannot have such an error. To do this, autoclaves with a special liquid are used, which allows you to achieve really the same temperature.
To make sure that the sensors correctly measure the values, it is enough to check with a certified device. By the way, most of them also have digital sensors from Sensirion, but only the previous generation. We use the newest generation of sensors.
Also often try to compare the readings of accurate digital sensors with what is at hand - with sensors from Chinese manufacturers, weather forecasts, etc. Of course, this is not serious, because the accuracy of such measurements can reach 10%.
The experience of using digital sensors allows us to draw the following interesting conclusions:
- The Sensirion SHT41 digital sensor is really very sensitive and accurate;
- High accuracy (detail) of measurement often raises more questions than it gives really useful information for monitoring;
- The readings of high accuracy (detail) will always differ in the same box, on the same wall, and even more so in the same room.