DINAMAP
™
Compact
Vital Signs Monitor
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7 Glossary Of Terms and Abbreviations
AC
: Alternating Current
ADC
: Analog to Digital Converter
ADU
: Analog to Digital Units:-
Main Board ADC has 4096 steps which equates to 5V full scale (1.2207mV/Bit)
PSU PIC processor ADC has 256 steps which equates to 5V full scale (19.531mV/Bit)
AM
: Amplitude Modulation
BPM
: Beats Per Minute
DC
: Direct Current
DMM : Digital Multi-Meter
FET
: Field Effect Transistor
FPT
: Filtered Pressure Transducer
GAL
: Gate Array Logic
Hz
: Hertz
ITU
: Intensive Therapy Unit
LCD
: Liquid Crystal Display
LED
: Light Emitting Diode
MAP
: Mean Arterial Pressure
NIBP
: Non Invasive Blood Pressure
NiCd
: Nickel Cadmium
PSU
: Power Supply Unit
SPI
: Serial Peripheral Interface
TTL
: Transistor to Transistor Logic
UUT
: Unit Under Test
VAC
: Volts Alternating Current
VDC
: Volts Direct Current
VFC
: Voltage to Frequency Converter