IPG YLR Series, User Manual

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YLR-SERIES USER GUIDE
88 GLOSSARY | IPG PHOTONICS
G
G
L
L
O
O
S
S
S
S
A
A
R
R
Y
Y
°C Degrees centigrade or Celsius
°F Degrees Fahrenheit
Lambda (wavelength symbol)
µs Microsecond = 10
-6
second
Amp Amperes
AC
Alternating current
ADC Analog-to-digital converter
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange (U.S. Government)
BTU British thermal unit
CDRH Center for Devices and Radiological Health (U.S. Government)
CFR Code of Federal Regulation (U.S. Government)
cm
Centimeters = 10
-2
meters
CPU Central processing unit
CW
Continuous wave (operating mode)
DC Direct current
EN European Norm
Hz Hertz or cycles per second (frequency)
kg Kilograms
kV Kilovolts = 10
3
volts
kW Kilowatts = 10
3
watts
l Liters (volume)
lbs Pounds
IP Internet protocol
LD Laser diode
LCD Liquid crystal display
LED Light emitting diode
nm
Nanometer = 10
-9
meters
mA Milliamps = 10
-3
amperes
mm Millimeter = 10
-6
meters
MHz Megahertz = 10
6
Hertz
mrad Milliradian = 10
-3
radians (geometry)
rms Root mean square or quadratic mean
QCW Quasi-Continuous wave (operating mode)
TCP Transmission control protocol
VAC Voltage alternating current
W
Watts (power)