List Of Abbreviations; Abbreviations For Vp300 Positioners - Siemens SITRANS VP300 Operating Instructions Manual

List of abbreviations

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Abbreviations for VP300 positioners

Abbreviation Long form
ATEX Atmosphère explosible
CENELEC Comité Européen de Normalisation
Electrotechnique
DC Direct current
DI Digital Input
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm
DO Digital Output
Ex Explosion protection
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility
FM Factory Mutual
HART Highway Addressable Remote
®
Transducer
IP International Protection
Ingress Protection
NAMUR Standards working group for
measurement and control technology
in the chemicals industry
µC Microcontroller
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers
Association
NPT National Pipe Thread Taper
OPOS interface Open Positioner Interface
®
PDM Process Device Manager
SIL Safety Integrity Level
VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik,
Elektronik und Informationstechnik
e. V.
VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V.
SITRANS VP300 with or without HART
Operating Instructions, 03/2011, A5E01258666-03
Meaning
Product and operation directive of European Commission for
explosion protection.
European committee for electrotechnical standardization
Direct current
Digital input
-
Digital output
-
-
American testing agency/insurance company
Communication system for the development of industrial field
busses.
International degree of protection (long form in accordance
with DIN)
Ingress protection (long form common in USA)
Association of users in process conductor technology
One-Chip computer system
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
Siemens communication software / Engineering tool
Safety requirement level as per IEC 61508/IEC 61511
Industrial and professional association
Technical/scientific association
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