Siemens SIPART Series - B Abbreviations

SIPART PS2 with and without HART
Operating Instructions, 10/2013, A5E00074631-11
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Abbreviations
B
Abbreviation
Long form
Meaning
A/D
Analog-to-digital converter
-
AC
Alternating current
Alternating current
AMS Asset Management Solutions Communication software from Emerson Process comparable
with the PDM
AUT
Automatic
Operating mode
ATEX Atmosphère explosible Product and operation directive of European Commission for
explosion protection.
CENELEC Comité Européen de Normalisation
Electrotechnique
European committee for electrotechnical standardization
CPU
Central processing unit
Master processor
DC
Direct current
Direct current
DI
Digital Input
Digital input
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norm
-
DO
Digital Output
Digital output
DTM Device Type Manager -
EDD
Electronic Device Description
-
Ex
Explosion protection
-
EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility
-
FDT
Field Device Tool
-
FF
FOUNDATION Fieldbus
Fieldbus of the Fieldbus Foundation
FM
Factory Mutual
American testing agency/insurance company
FW
Firmware
Device-specific software
GSD
Device master data
-
HART
®
Highway Addressable Remote
Transducer
Communication system for the development of industrial field
busses.
IP International Protection
Ingress Protection
International protection types (long form as per DIN)
Seepage protection (long form as used in US)
LC
Liquid crystal
Liquid crystal
MAN
Manual
Operating mode
NAMUR Standards working group for
measurement and control technology
in the chemicals industry
Association of users in process conductor technology
µC
Microcontroller
One-Chip computer system
NCS
Non-Contacting Position Sensor
No-contact position sensor
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers
Association
US standards institution
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NPT National Pipe Thread Taper Pipe threading for self-sealing threads as per ANSI B.1.20.1