MercuryiTC
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Acronyms
The following is a list of acronyms used in this manual.
ADC Analogue to Digital Converter
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
CJC Cold Junction Compensation
DAC Digital to Analogue Converter
DCE Data Circuit-terminating Equipment
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DTE Data Terminal Equipment
DVM Digital Volt Meter
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EPROM Electrically Programmable Read-Only Memory
ESSD ElectroStatic Sensitive Devices
EOS End of String
GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus (IEEE-488)
GUI Graphical User Interface
I/O Input/output
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
N/A Not Applicable
NTC Negative Temperature Coefficient
PC Personal Computer
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PGA Programmable Gain Amplifier
PTC Positive Temperature Coefficient
PWM Pulse Width Modulation
RT Room Temperature
SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (a command protocol)
SPI Serial Peripheral Interface
TBA To be advised
TFT Thin film transistor
UID Unique Identifier
USB Universal Serial Bus
VTI Variable Temperature Insert