Abbreviations Positioner Without Basic Electronics 6Dr5910; Abbreviations For Functional Safety - Siemens SIPART PS2 Operating Instructions Manual

Abbreviations
G.3 Abbreviations for functional safety
Abbreviation Long form
NAMUR Standards working group for meas‐
urement and control technology in the
chemicals industry
µC Microcontroller
NCS Non-Contacting Sensor
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers As‐
sociation
NPT National Pipe Thread Taper
OPOS interface Open Positioner Interface
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PA Process Automation
PDM Process Device Manager
PROFIBUS Process Field Bus
RSS feed Rich Site Summary Feed
SIA Slit initiator alarm module
VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektro‐
nik und Informationstechnik e. V.
VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V.
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Abbreviations positioner without basic electronics 6DR5910

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Abbreviation Long form
Exh. Exhaust air
CHx Channel x
GND Ground
POS Position
QRL
Shield
URef
G.3

Abbreviations for functional safety

Abbreviation Full term in English
FIT Failure in Time
HFT Hardware Fault Tolerance
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Meaning
Association of users in process conductor technology
One-Chip computer system
Sensor for contactless position detection
US standards institution
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Pipe threading for self-sealing threads as per ANSI B.1.20.1
Standard interface for the connection between a positioner and
a pneumatic linear or part-turn actuator
Process automation
Siemens communication software / Engineering tool
Fieldbus
Shows changes in regular intervals to web sites you are sub‐
scribed to.
Option module of the positioner
Industrial and professional association
Technical/scientific association
Meaning
Channel
Grounding
Meaning
Frequency of failure
Number of faults within 10
Hardware fault tolerance:
Capability of a function unit to continue executing a required
function in the presence of faults or deviations.
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