
SIPART PS2 with and without HART communications
Operating Instructions, 09/2007, A5E00074631-07
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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 by Emerson Process comparable
with the PDM
AUT Automatic Operating mode
ATEX Atmosphère explosible Product and operation directive of European Commission for
explosion protection.
BE Binary input -
CENELEC Comité Européen de Normalisation
Electrotechnique
European committee for electrotechnical standardization
CPU Central processing unit Master processor
DC Direct current Direct current
EEx European explosion protection -
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility -
FM Factory Mutual American testing agency/insurance company
FF FOUNDATION fieldbus Fieldbus of the Fieldbus Foundation
FW Firmware Device-specific software
GSD Device master data -
HART
®
Highway Addressable Remote
Transducer
Communication system for erecting industrial fieldbuses.
IP International Protection
Ingress Protection
International degrees of protection (long form as per DIN)
Ingress protection (long form used in the USA)
LC Liquid crystal Liquid crystal
MAN Manual Operating mode
NAMUR Standardization association for
measurement and control in chemical
industries
Association of the users of process control systems
µC Microcontroller Single-chip computer system
NCS Non-contacting position sensor Non-contacting position sensor
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers
Association
American standardization institute
National electrical manufacturers association
NPT National taper pipe Pipe thread for self-tapping threads as per ANSI B.1.20.1
PA Process automation Process automation
PDM Process device manager Siemens communication software / engineering tool
PROFIBUS Process field bus Fieldbus
PTB Physikalisch Technische
Bundesanstalt
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