User’s Manual 7M
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ABBREVIATION/GLOSSARY
Abbreviations are explained within the text where they appear the first time.
Most common abbreviations and expressions are explained in the following table:
TERM
EXPLANATION
MODBUS
Industrial protocol for data transmission
FI-MIS
Setting Software for FINDER S.p.A instruments
ETHERNET
IEEE 802.3 data layer protocol
AC
Alternating quantity
PI
Pulse input module
IR
Infrared (optical) communication
RMS
Root Mean Square
TRMS
True Root Mean Square
PO
Pulse output
PA
Power angle (between current and voltage)
PF:
Power factor
THD
Total harmonic distortion
RTC:
Real-time clock
NFC
Near Field Communication
NC
Not connected
SC:
Shield
SW
Software
MID
Measuring Instruments Directive
Table 10
: List of common abbreviations and expressions