Question: How can I see if my sensor's sensitivity is suitable for my application?

Answer: Here are suggested steps:

1. Open up a Real Time Window in your Tekscan software.
2. Next, open up the Pressure Legend.
3. Set the upper Pressure Legend field to: 255
4. Set the lower Pressure Legend field to: 0
5. Ensure that the units of the Pressure Legend are set to "Raw". (Right-click on Legend to select "Units".)
6. Place the load on the Sensor. Make sure the load is compressive and within the Sensor's active boundary.
7. Load the Sensor with the application's material interface, temperature, pressure, and for the desired time.
8. You can click on the red Record button in the ToolBar to begin recording.
9. View the recording (that is, the .fsx playback window) and ensure that the colors are not predominantly pink or blue.
10. At the final application pressure, you ideally want to see a mix of colors (three quarters of the way up the scale from "0").
11. It is best to have a mix of blues, yellows, orange, green, red and maybe a small amount of pink.
12. If you see mostly blue, then the Sensor / Sensor Setting is too "cold" -- you will want a "hotter" sensor or a more sensitive gain setting.
13. If you see mostly pink (older software versions use red for saturated areas), then the Sensor is too "hot" -- you will want a "colder" Sensor or a less sensitive gain setting.

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