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title: "Adjusting sampling time on Vibration Sensor"
slug: "settings-vibration-sensor"
updated: 2021-04-23T08:57:12Z
published: 2021-04-23T08:57:12Z
canonical: "support.el-watch.com/settings-vibration-sensor"
---

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# Adjusting sampling time on Vibration Sensor

## Introduction

Different objects may need different sampling time to achieve optimal readings. Therefore we have enabled duplex capabilities on our sensors. If you would like to update your sensor to better fit your application, please read this article about [Customizing sensor parameters](https://support.el-watch.com/docs/customizing-sensor-parameters).

### Sampling

The sampling time can be adjusted in 4 steps:

- 10 ms
- 83 ms (standard)
- 500 ms
- 1000 ms

#### High sampling time gives:

- More accurate low frequency response​
- Higher noise immunity

#### Low sampling time gives

- Lower power consumption

#### Sensor lifetime vs Sampling time

![vibration sensor liftime](https://cdn.document360.io/1fd07bb5-85b3-4217-ac59-9f87c58f1793/Images/Documentation/vibration%20sensor%20liftime.png)

#### Sample time vs minimum frequency

![sample time vs frequency](https://cdn.document360.io/1fd07bb5-85b3-4217-ac59-9f87c58f1793/Images/Documentation/sample%20time%20vs%20frequency.png)