Automation & Control
Setpoint
The target value a control system is trying to achieve.
IN ONE SENTENCE
It is the requested pressure, temperature, speed, level or other process value.
In normal English
Controllers compare the measured process value with the setpoint and decide how to respond.
Why would I use it?
Use it whenever a system must regulate something to a desired value.
THINK OF IT LIKE…
The number you ask the process to aim for.
Related terms
PID, process value, hysteresis
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