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Mnemonic List
Appendix A
Note: On the schematic, a suffix _C indicates the signal is to the Controller Micro Signal
On the schematic, a suffix _M indicates the signal is to the Monitor Micro Signal
MNEMONIC DESCRIPTION
+HV High Voltage [HVDC, plus terminal]
01 Phase 1 [RF Drive for FB amp]
/01 Not Phase 1 [RF Drive reset pulse - 200nS wide]
02 Phase 2 [RF Drive for FB amp]
/02 Not Phase 2 [RF Drive reset pulse - 200nS wide]
A_T Active (set) or Target (cleared): [ABC™ Mode only]
ABC>80 ABC™ power greater than 80W [Set when true]
ABCACT ABC Active output
ABCR ABC™ Relay - Dedicated Patient Plate Relay for ABC™
ABC™ Argon Beam Coagulator
ADO, AD1...AD7 Data, bit 0; Data, bit 1; Data, bit 7
AR_EN Argon Enable [Enables the flow control circuit]
ARM Aspen Return Monitor [Patient Plate Monitor]
ASEN Arc Sense - [ratio of ABC™ transformer primary voltage]
BIPRF Bipolar RF jack
BL Blend
BM Beam [another word for ABC™]
BM_BST Beam Booster [analog voltage for booster voltage]
BM_TAR Beam Target [analog voltage for target voltage]
BP or BIP Bipolar
BP_PCON Bipolar Power Control [analog voltage for power control]
BPR Bipolar Relays [2] - Bipolar Active & Patient Return
BRN_OUT Brown out [delayed discharge to signal temporary power loss]
CG Coag
CG_PCON Coag Power Control [analog voltage for Pinpoint power control]
CON_D0 - C0N_D7 Control Data [bit 0, 1, 2, ....7 - mode control]
/CS (0, 1, 2...] Chip Select, active low [value corresponds to decoder output]
CT Cut
CT_PCON Cut Power Control [analog voltage for power control]
DA_M Data Available - to the monitor [monitor has mail]
DC_M Data Cleared - to the monitor [monitor read mail]
F_2M Frequency - 2M Hz
F_LN Frequency Line [low voltage isolated line signal]
F_MON Flow Monitor [V. that is proportional to Flow Rate]
FB_DRV Full Bridge Drive [RF Drive for FB amp]
FB_EN Full Bridge Enable [enables power control circuit]
FB_MON Full Bridge Monitor [DC average of FB Amp RF Drive]
FB_RST Full Bridge Reset [RF Drive reset pulse - 200nS wide]
FBM Footcontrol, ABC™ Activation Request
FBP Footcontrol, Bipolar Activation Request
FCG Footcontrol, Coag
FCR Footcontrol Relay - RF Active Output
FCT Footcontrol, Cut Activation Request
FDEV Flow Deviance [is set when hand piece is occluded]
FILR Filter Relays [2] - [Switches FB Amp to RF Output Relays]
FL Flow
FMEA Flow Measured [V. that is proportional to flow rate & back pressure]