Benchmark Platinum-Edge [ii]: Installation Manual
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AERCO Technical Terminology Meanings
TERMINOLOGY
MEANING
PPM
Parts per Million
PSI
Pounds per Square Inch (1 PSI = 6.89 kPa)
PTP
Point-to-Point (usually over RS232 networks)
P&T
Pressure and Temperature
ProtoNode
Hardware interface between BAS and a boiler or water heater
PVC
Poly Vinyl Chloride, a common synthetic plastic
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
REF (Ref)
Reference
RES.
Resistive
RS232
(or EIA-232)
A standard for serial, full-duplex (FDX) transmission of data based
on the RS232 Standard
RS485
(or EIA-485)
A standard for serial, half-duplex (HDX) transmission of data based
on the RS485 Standard
RTN (Rtn)
Return
SETPT (Setpt)
Setpoint Temperature
SHLD (Shld)
Shield
SPDT
Single Pole Double Throw, a type of switch
SSOV
Safety Shut Off Valve
TEMP (Temp)
Temperature
Terminating Resistor
A resistor placed at each end of a daisy-chain or multi-drop network
in order to prevent reflections that may cause invalid data in the
communication
Tip-N-Tell
A device that indicates if a package was tipped during shipping
UL
A business that tests and validates products
VAC
Volts, Alternating Current
VDC
Volts, Direct Current
VFD
Variable Frequency Drive
VPS
Valve Proving System
W
Watt
W.C.
Water Column, a unit of pressure (1 W.C. = 249 Pa)
µA
Micro amp (1 million
th
of an ampere)
