FS20 Marine Fire Detection Control Panel
Siemens Industry, Inc. A6V10519176_enUS_b
Building Technologies Division
Glossary
Acronym
Definition
AC Alternating Current
AI Alarm Indicator
AWG American Wire Gauge
BDV
Base Data Variant- A set of files configuring the embedded software. It can include
Country-specific templates, all texts, definition for the message layout, definition for
menus, definition for the actuation of LEDs on the Operating Unit
, detector parameters
sets, or/and definitions for the system-specific parts of the tool interfaces, etc.
CPU Central Processing Unit
DC Direct Current
DACT Digital Alarm Communicator Transmitter (Dialer Module)
DPU
Device Programming Unit: A device use to program network devices and to test network
Circuits.
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference
EOL End of Line
FDnet device Hardware that sense fire/smoke, which is part of the fire detector network.
GAP
Global Access Point- Participant in the Ethernet sub-net for the connection between the
Ethernet sub-net and a management station (BACnet client) and/or for remote access with
HTML Hyper Text Markup Language
IEC
Intelligent Environmental Compensation: When compensation of dust build-up on a
detector’s photo sensor.
LRC
Lifecycle Responsibility Concept: Software License Server for the engineering.
NC Normally Close
NO Normally Open
NEC National Electrical Code (NFPA-70)
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
PC Personal Computer
PCB Printed Circuit Board
RDT Remote Display Terminal
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
RO/RO Roll On / Roll Off
RT Remote Transmission (Terminal)
RTD Resistance Temperature Detector
SLC Signal Line Circuits
U.S.C.G. United States Coast Guard (USCG)