SIPART PS2 with PROFIBUS communication
Operating Instructions, 09/2007, A5E00127926-07
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Abbreviations
B
B.1
List of abbreviations
Abbreviation
Long form
Meaning
A/D
Analog-to-digital converter
-
AC
Alternating current
Alternating current
AMS
Asset Management Solutions
Communication software by Emerson Process comparable
with the PDM
AUT
Automatic
Operating mode
ATEX
Atmosphère explosible
Product and operation directive of European Commission for
explosion protection.
BE
Binary input
-
CENELEC
Comité Européen de Normalisation
Electrotechnique
European committee for electrotechnical standardization
CPU
Central processing unit
Master processor
DC
Direct current
Direct current
EEx
European explosion protection
-
EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility
-
FM
Factory Mutual
American testing agency/insurance company
FF
FOUNDATION fieldbus
Fieldbus of the Fieldbus Foundation
FW
Firmware
Device-specific software
GSD
Device master data
-
HART
®
Highway Addressable Remote
Transducer
Communication system for erecting industrial fieldbuses.
IP
International Protection
Ingress Protection
International degrees of protection (long form as per DIN)
Ingress protection (long form used in the USA)
LC
Liquid crystal
Liquid crystal
MAN
Manual
Operating mode
NAMUR
Standardization association for
measurement and control in chemical
industries
Association of the users of process control systems
µC
Microcontroller
Single-chip computer system
NCS
Non-contacting position sensor
Non-contacting position sensor
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers
Association
American standardization institute
National electrical manufacturers association
NPT
National taper pipe
Pipe thread for self-tapping threads as per ANSI B.1.20.1
PA
Process automation
Process automation