Acronyms, Abbreviations, And Definitions - Emerson Rosemount 3410 Series Installation Manual

Introduction
October 2023
• Auto-detected ASCII/RTU Modbus
• Low power consumption
• Sophisticated noise reduction
• Internet-ready communications
• Ethernet access
• On-board LED status indicators
• Analog pressure and temperature inputs
• Communication via Emerson's AMS
• API Chapter 21 compliant event and data logging (gas meters)
• MeterLink
• Local display (optional)
• Smart meter verification (4-Path and 8-Path meters)
For other features and benefits, refer to the
sheets.
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Acronyms, abbreviations, and definitions

Acronym or abbreviation
°
°C
°F
ADC
AI
AO
ASCII MODBUS
boolean
bps
cPoise
CPU
CTS
DAC
MeterLink
DI
6
(a Windows - based interface software)
™ ®
™
communications protocol
®
Device Manager and Field Communicator
™
Emerson Ultrasonic flow meter product data
Definition
Degree (angle)
Degrees Celsius (temperature unit)
Degrees Fahrenheit (temperature unit)
Analog-to-digital converter
Analog input
Analog output
A Modbus protocol message framing format in which
®
ASCII characters are used to delineate the beginning and
end of the frame. ASCII stands for American Standard Code
for Information Interchange.
A type of data point that can only take on values of TRUE or
FALSE (generally TRUE is represented by a value of 1, FALSE
is represented by a value of 0).
Bits per second (baud rate)
Centipoise (viscosity unit)
Central processing unit
Clear-to-send; the RS-232C hand shaking signal input to
a transmitter indicating that it is okay to transmit data,
meaning that the corresponding receiver is ready to receive
data. Generally, the request-to-send (RTS) output from
a receiver is input to the clear-to-send (CTS) input of a
transmitter.
Digital-to-analog converter
Ultrasonic meter interface software
Digital input
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