Converting Units of Measurement

Use

This function helps you to understand the automatic conversion functions of the system. You may use these, for example, when you have a reading for a measurement document in a unit different from the characteristic unit, but want to make the entry in the measurement document in the characteristic unit. This function is also useful if you want to make sense of confusing measurement readings, or display a value in its internal display format (SI unit).

Features

An SI unit is a unique unit of measurement, that was established for each dimension by the international unitary system ("SI" for the French "système international des unités").

The following SI units are valid for base dimensions:

Distance:

meter

Mass:

kilogram

Time:

second

Electrical current:

amp

Temperature:

Kelvin

Molar mass:

mole

Brightness:

candela

All other dimensions can be traced back to these base dimensions, for example:

Velocity:

Distance over time

Acceleration:

Change in velocity over time

Force:

Mass multiplied by acceleration

Work:

Force multiplied by distance

Power:

Work over time

Activities

How do you call up these functions?

If you want to...

...then choose:

Create, change or display a measuring point or counter

In the screen General Data for the measuring point or counter, choose Start of the navigation path Environment Next navigation step Convert MeasUnit End of the navigation path

Create, change or display a measurement document

In the screen General Data for the measurement document, choose Start of the navigation path Environment Next navigation step Convert MeasUnit End of the navigation path