36 - EN
Table of terms and abbreviations
Term / Abbreviation
Description
ABS
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene; a thermoplastic and a copolymer
Adapter
adapter; e.g. from 125 mm to 160 mm
AHU
Air Handling Unit
Air duct
air pipe or air tube, usually round or rectangular
Air exchange
also called ventilation
Air volume controller
Zehnder ComfoVar Aero-system
BMS
Building Management System
CM
Control Module
CM-basic
CM that can only communicate with two VMs
CM-connect
CM that can also communicate with other CM-connects
CM-EW
CM Embedded Webserver
CM-holder
plastic wall/ceiling bracket into which the CM is slid
ComfoNet
data communication protocol (Zehnder proprietary protocol)
Component
see controlling component
Controlling component
external sensor or switch that can control the CM
EPP
Expanded Polypropylene
FE
Functional Earth
Flow rate
Flow rate often with m3/h as the unit
Foam
seal made of foam
Modbus
data communication protocol
Modbus RTU
Modbus Remote Terminal Unit
N/A
Not Applicable
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PE
Protective Earth
SELV
Safety Extra Low Voltage
V
Volt; unit of electric potential
VM
Valve Module
VM-frame
the metal and hard plastic frame of the VM
VM-interior
the interior of the VM, made of EPP, among other materials
VM-PCB
PCB in the VM communicating with the PCB in the CM via ComfoNet
Wi-Fi-AP
Wi-Fi-Access-Point
Wi-Fi-SSID
Wi-Fi Service Set Identifier, name of the wireless network
Zone
one or more rooms where ventilation takes place
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