Glossary - Honeywell XNX Technical Manual

Glossary

Term
bump test
DD
ECC
engineering units
EPKS
ferrite bead
field bus
host controller
IR
mA
mV
O-ring
Searchline Excel
simulation switch
Softwlock
span calibration
steel braid shield
terminal block
zero calibration
XNX Foundation Fieldbus Technical Manual
An exercise in which the functionality of a sensor is verified by
exposing it to a gas concentration in excess of the alarm setpoints.
Device Descriptions
Electrochemical cell
%LEL : Percent of lower explosive limit
%Vol: Percent of volume
PPM: Parts per million
mg/m3 : Miligram per cubic meter
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A component which suppresses electromagnetic radio-frequency
interference.
Communication protocol between field devices and control system
A component which monitors all field devices on network
infrared
milliamp, 1/1000th of an amp
millivolt, 1/1000th of a volt
A torus-shaped, flexible gasket which is compressed to create a seal
between two rigid parts
A open path gas detector which monitors the presense of gas
between the source and the detectors over a specific path length
a control which puts a device off-line for testing
A software selection which prevents a user from modifying the
fieldbus device parameters
An exercise used to specify the span level gas curve in a transmitter/
sensor
A type of bundled wire with a woven covering designed to prevent
radio frequency interference and to protect against abrasion
Electrical connectors that collect a device's wire circuits in a single
location
An exercise used to specify the zero level gas curve in a transmitter/
sensor
Description
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