SITRANS SL
Operating Instructions, 12/2010, A5E01132948-04
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List of abbreviations
B
Abbreviation / symbol Explanation
″ Inch - 1″ ≙ 25.4 mm
< Less than
> Greater than
≤ Less than or equal to
≥ Greater than or equal to
° Degrees
°C Degrees celsius - 1°C ≙ 1.8 °F
°F Degrees fahrenheit - 1°F ≙ 0.555... °C
AC Alternating Current
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API Application Interface
ATEX Explosive atmospheres (French:Atmosphères Explosibles)
Bit Binary digit
CP Communication Processor
CPU Central Processing Unit
CSA Canadian Standards Association
DC Direct Current
DN Diameter nominal
DP Distributed Peripheral I/O
e.g. For example
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
EU European Union
Ex Explosive atmosphere
FM Factory Mutual, certifying body in the USA for hazardous area
approvals
FPGA Field programmable gate array
FTP Foiled twisted pair
GSD Device master data file (German: Geräte-Stamm-Datei)
HU Height unit for computer housings, 1 HU ≙ 1¾" ≙ 44.45 mm
K Kelvin
kHz Kilohertz