9Chapter 2 Safety and Information
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2.4Organisational Measures for Functional Safety
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2.5Abbreviations
ADC Analog-toDigital Converter
AFE Analog Front End
ATEX European Hazardous Area Approval
CSA Canadian Standards Association
DNV Det Norske Veritas
DTM Device Type Manager
EDD Electronic Device Description
EDDL Electronic Data Description Language
EEMUA Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association
EFUP Environment Friendly Use Period
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
ESD Emergency Shut Down
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FDT Field Device Type
FM Factory Mutual
FSD Full Scale Deflection
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IECEx International Electrotechnical Commission Explosive
INMETRO Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia
IC Industry Canada
IP Ingress Protection
IR Infrared
IS Intrinsically Safe
LED LightEmitting Diode
LEL Lower Explosive Limit
LEL.m Lower Explosive Limit Meter
NDIR NonDispersive Infrared Spectroscopy
NPT National Pipe Thread
OPFHGD Open Path Flammable Hydrocarbon Gas Detector
PC Personal Computer
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PDF Portable Document Format
ppm Parts per Million
PSU Power Supply Unit
REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
RED Radio Equipment Directive
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances
RTU Remote Terminal Unit
R/W Read/Write
SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage
SIL Safety Integrity Level
SPDT Single Pole Double Throw
UL Underwriters Laboratories
UMS User Management Suite
UTC Coordinated Universal Time
WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment