List Of Abbreviations - Siemens 6 Series Compact Operating Instructions

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List of abbreviations

Table A-1
Abbrevia- Description
tion/symbol
ArbSchG Arbeitsschutzgesetz (German Occupational Safety Act)
ATEX Atmosphère explosible (French for explosive atmosphere)
C 6 CALOMAT 6
C 62 CALOMAT 62
CE Communauté Européenne (French for European Community)
CSA Canadian Standards Association, a technical testing organization
D-Sub D-shaped sub-miniature (connector)
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (German standards association)
ELAN Economic Local Area Network
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
EN Europäische Norm (European standard)
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
EU European Union
FKM Fluoroelastomer, a plastic
FFKM Perfluoroelastomer, a plastic
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISO International Standards Organization (from Greek: "isos"; in English "equal")
MLFB Machine-readable Order No. (German Maschinenlesbare FabrikateBezeichnung)
NAMUR Normenarbeitsgemeinschaft für Mess- und Regeltechnik in der chemischen Industrie (standardizati-
on body for instrumentation and control technology in the chemical industry)
NFPA National Fire Protection Association, a non-profit fire protection organization in the USA
LVD Low Voltage Directive
O 6 OXYMAT 6
PROFIBUS Process Field Bus
PTB Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (German technical inspectorate)
QAL Quality Assurance Level
RC element Resistor, Capacitor;
switch which consists of an ohmic resistor and a capacitor.
SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage
SIPROM GA Siemens Process Maintenance for Gas Analyzers
TÜV Technischer Überwachungsverein, German Technical Inspectorate
U 6 ULTRAMAT 6
LEL Lower Explosion Limit
VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik (German Association for Electrical,
Electronic and Information Technologies)
vpb Parts per billion by volume
vpm Parts per million by volume
Siemens AG
Division Process Industries and Drives
Postfach 48 48
90026 NÜRNBERG
GERMANY
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Compact Operating Instructions in accordance with EN 61010-1 and EN 60079-0
A5E45779144002-01, 09/2018