9Chapter 2   Safety and Information
Searchline Excel™ Plus / Searchline Excel™ Edge – Technical Manual
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