DINAMAP
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Compact Vital Signs Monitor
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7 Glossary Of Terms and Abbreviations
AC : Alternating Current
ADC : Analog to Digital Converter
ADU : Analog to Digital Units:-
Main Board ADC has 4096 steps which equates to 5V full scale (1.2207mV/Bit)
PSU PIC processor ADC has 256 steps which equates to 5V full scale (19.531mV/Bit)
AM : Amplitude Modulation
BPM : Beats Per Minute
DC : Direct Current
DMM : Digital Multi-Meter
FET : Field Effect Transistor
FPT : Filtered Pressure Transducer
GAL : Gate Array Logic
Hz : Hertz
ITU : Intensive Therapy Unit
LCD : Liquid Crystal Display
LED : Light Emitting Diode
MAP : Mean Arterial Pressure
NIBP : Non Invasive Blood Pressure
NiCd : Nickel Cadmium
PSU : Power Supply Unit
SPI : Serial Peripheral Interface
TTL : Transistor to Transistor Logic
UUT : Unit Under Test
VAC : Volts Alternating Current
VDC : Volts Direct Current
VFC : Voltage to Frequency Converter
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