Revision 4  Foundation Fieldbus RMA803 Remote Indicator User's Guide  Page ix 
Term  Definition 
Object Dictionary  Definitions and descriptions of network visible objects of a 
device. There are various object dictionaries within a device. 
The dictionaries contain objects and their associated 
parameters which support the application in which they are 
contained.  
Objects  Entities within the FBAP, such as blocks, alert objects, trend 
objects, parameters, display lists, etc. 
OOS  Out  Of  Service 
P  Pressure 
Pa  Measured static pressure in PV4 algorithm 
Parameters  A value or variable which resides in block objects 
Pdp  Measured differential pressure in Pascals in PV4 algorithm 
PM  Process Manager 
Proportional Integral 
Derivative control 
A standard control algorithm. Also refers to a PID function 
block. 
PSI  Pounds per Square Inch 
PSIA  Pounds per Square Inch Absolute 
Pu  Static pressure at upstream point 
PV  Process Variable 
PWA  Printed Wiring Assembly 
RFI  Radio Frequency Interference 
RMA  Remote Meter Assembly 
RTD  Resistance Temperature Detector 
Stack  The software component that implement the Foundation 
Fieldbus communications protocol specifications, including 
FMS, FAS, DLL, SM and NM. 
Status  A coded value that qualifies dynamic variables (parameters) 
in function blocks. This value is usually passed along with 
the value from block to block. Status is fully defined in the FF 
FBAP specifications. 
System Management 
Provides services that coordinate the operation of various 
devices in a distributed fieldbus system.  
System Management 
Agent 
Part of the device software that operates on system 
management objects. 
System Management 
Information Base 
A collection of objects and parameters comprising 
configuration and operational information used for control of 
system management operations. 
TAC  Technical Assistance Center 
Trim Point  A selected reference point at which a measurement is 
calibrated. 
URL  Upper Range Limit