Siemens FIDAMAT 6 - List of Abbreviations

Compact Operating Instructions in accordance with EN 61010-1 and EN 60079-0
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List of abbreviations
Table A-1
Abbrevia-
tion/symbol
Description
ArbSchG
Arbeitsschutzgesetz (German Occupational Safety Act)
ATEX
Atmosphère explosible (French for explosive atmosphere)
C 6
CALOMAT 6
C 62
CALOMAT 62
CE
Communauté Européenne (French for European Community)
CSA
Canadian Standards Association, a technical testing organization
D-Sub
D
-shaped
sub
-miniature (connector)
DIN
Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (German standards association)
ELAN
Economic Local Area Network
EMC
ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
EN
Europäische Norm (European standard)
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
EU
European Union
FKM
Fluoroelastomer, a plastic
FFKM
Perfluoroelastomer, a plastic
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISO
International Standards Organization (from Greek: "isos"; in English "equal")
MLFB
Machine-readable Order No. (German Maschinenlesbare FabrikateBezeichnung)
NAMUR
N
ormen
a
rbeitsgemeinschaft für
M
ess-
u
nd
R
egeltechnik in der chemischen Industrie (standardizati-
on body for instrumentation and control technology in the chemical industry)
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association, a non-profit fire protection organization in the USA
LVD
Low Voltage Directive
O 6
OXYMAT 6
PROFIBUS
Process Field Bus
PTB
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (German technical inspectorate)
QAL
Quality Assurance Level
RC element
R
esistor,
C
apacitor;
switch which consists of an ohmic resistor and a capacitor.
SELV
S
afety
E
xtra
L
ow
V
oltage
SIPROM GA
Siemens Process Maintenance for Gas Analyzers
TÜV
Technischer Überwachungsverein, German Technical Inspectorate
U 6
ULTRAMAT 6
LEL
Lower Explosion Limit
VDE
V
erband
d
er
E
lektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik (German Association for Electrical,
Electronic and Information Technologies)
vpb
Parts per billion by volume
vpm
Parts per million by volume
Compact Operating Instructions in accordance with EN 61010-1 and EN 60079-0
A5E45779144002
, 09/2018
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