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WindObserver II Page 49 Issue 18
Doc. No. 1390-PS-0004 January 2009
11. APPENDICES
11.1. Glossary & Abbreviations
Item Meaning
CAL Calibration
CR Carriage Return
CRLF Carriage Return Line Feed
CSV Comma Separated Variable
ENG Engineering
ESC ESCape key on keyboard used to stop any process that is being
executed
ETX End of string character
FAC Factory
fpm Feet per minute
GND GrouND
HEX HEXadecimal
I/P InPut
IP66 Protection Classification
KPH Kilometres per Hour
LF Line Feed
m/s Metres per second
MAG MAGnitude - scalar reference to wind speed
MAX MAXimum
MPH Miles per Hour
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NMEA 0183
(version 3)
National Marine Electronics Association standard for interfacing
marine electronic navigational devices
No: Number
NVM Non-Volatile Memory
O/P Output
PC IBM compatible Personal Computer
PCB Printed Circuit Board
POR Power On Reset
PROCOMM Terminal emulator software package
ROM Read Only Memory
RS232 Communications standard