Glossary
FIDAMAT 6
Operating Instructions, 01/2019, A5E00222135-04
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Subfunction
Independent functional unit within a function.
Submenu
Menu that is listed under a higher-order menu item.
Supply gas
Generic term for combustion gas and combustion air.
Time constant
System parameter that determines how a system-relevant variable changes with time.
Warm restart
Restart of device from its "warm" state with the last set parameters.
Warm-up phase
Time that the analyzer needs to reach operating temperature after being switched on. It
counts as one of the operating states.
Weighting
Evaluation of single factors of a solution approach with regard to their importance. It has the
effect that more relevant factors have a greater influence on the result.
Zero calibration
Calibration of the zero point with a suitable zero gas.
Zero gas
Gas used to calibrate the zero point.
Zero point
Smallest possible point of a measuring range (usually the start-of-scale of the measuring
range).