Siemens SITRANS LUT400 - List of abbreviations

SITRANS LUT400
306 Operating Instructions, 07/2019, A5E33329501-AC
List of abbreviations
C
Short form
Long form
Description
Units
AC
Alternating Current
power source
AFES
Auto False Echo Suppression
CE / FM /
CSA
Conformité Européene / Factory Mutual / Ca-
nadian Standards Association
safety approval
BS-3680 Flow standard from the British Standards Insti-
tute
DC
Direct Current
power source
DTM
Device Type Manager
EDD
Electronic Device Description
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FDT
Field Device Tool
FOM Figure of Merit measurement of echo
quality
HART
Highway Addressable Remote Transducer
HCF
Hart Communication Foundation
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IP
Ingress Protection
IS
Intrinsically Safe
safety approval
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LOE
Loss of Echo
LUI Local User Interface view outputs via LCD
display; make modifica-
tions via local push but-
tons
µs
microsecond
10
-6
µV
microvolt
10
-6
mA
Milliamp
unit of electric current
Second
Nm
Newton meter
unit of torque
Volt
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association
PDM
Process Device Manager
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PV
Primary Variable
measured value
RC
Resistance Capacitance
resistance x capacitance
µs
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCR
Silicon-controlled rectifier
switching device