CONTROL SYSTEM &
ELECTRONICS TERMS
Acronym
Definition
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ASP Application Service Provider
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
CAD Computer Aided Design
CADD Computer Aided Design and Drafting
CALS Computer Aided Aquisition and Logistic Support
CCD Charge Coupled Device
CEMS Continuous Emissions Monitoring systems
CCST Certified Control System Technologist
CFB Current FeedBack (Op-Amp featue)
CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense multiple Access w. Collision Detection IEEE802.3
DB Data Base
DCS Distributed Control System
DDC Direct Digital Control
DDE Dynamic Data Exchange (sharing of file info)
DGN Microstation Design File (File EXTension)
DMM Digital MultiMeter
DOE Design Of Experiments
DSP Digital Signal Processor
DWG Drawing - AutoCad Design File EXT=DWG
DXF Drawing Exchange Format -AutoCad EXT=DXF
ECL Emitter Coupled Logic
EDA Electronic Design Automation
ELF Extremely Low Frequency <300Hz
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
EMS Energy Management System – (eg.power outage control)
EXT File Extension in the Filename
FQA Fastener Quality Act – Law to set standards
FTIR Fourier Transform-Infra Red
GC Gas Chromatography
GTO Gate Turn-Off (thyristor switching feature)
HDL Hardware Description Languages (Digital systems)
HMI Human-Machine Interface
HR Highly Reflective
IEC Internat'l Electrotech'l Commiss'n (Fuzzy logic stds.)
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IMS Integrated Manufacturing Solutions
IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (eg. Elect.cars use)
IPARM Iplot PARaMeter (Intergraph)computer drawing
IS Intrinsic Safety – avoids gas ignition
JPG Joint Photo Experts Gp.- graphics file EXTENSION
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
MAC Media Access Control (ethernet use)
M&C Measurement & Control
MEC Manufacturing Execution Systems
MEMS Micro-electro-mechanical Systems
MES Manufacturing Execution System
MS Mass Spectroscopy
MSPC Multivariate Statistical Process Control
NCLA National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation
NIST National Institute of Standards & Technology
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NDIR Non Dispersive Infra-Red
NRZ Non Return to Zero -code
OC Output coupler (optic design, - lasers etc)
OLE Object Linking & Embedding
OMG Object Management Group – software development
PCA Principal Component Analysis
PDF Portable Document Files
PID Proportional:Integral:& Derivative controller fnct'ns
PIMS Process Info. Mgmt System - Control System heirarchy
PLC Programmable Logic Controllers
PLD Programmable Logic Device
PDF Public Document Files
RIP Term for digital audio extraction
RS232 Signal input/or Output serially coded
RTD Resistance Temperature Device (electrical sensor)
RTP Real Time Pricing (eg.price higher at peak demand)
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
SPC Statistical Process Control
SVF Simple Vector Format (EXT)
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP " " " Internet Protocol
TIFF Tagged Image File Fomat
TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic
UPC Universal Product Code (bar code)
UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair (wire cable)
VFB Voltage Feedback - Op-Amp applications