Terminology

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AC
Alternating Current
AD
A/D
Analog to Digital
AGL
Above Ground Level
ALSE
Absorber Lined Shielded Enclosure
AMN
Artificial Mains Network
AVF
Antenna Validation Factor
BCI
Bulk Current Injection
CAL
CALibration
CDN
Coupling Decoupling Network
CE
Conducted Emission
Conformité Européenne: Complying to European regulations
CI
Conducted Immunity
CISPR
Comité International Spécial des Perturbations Radioélectriques3
CLF
Chamber Loading Factor
CLI
Command-line Interface: That software can be controlled using arguments passed to the executable
COR
Correction
CVF
Chamber Validation Factor
CW
Carrier Wave: An unmodulated RF signal
Continuous wave: An unmodulated RF signal
dB
Decibel
dBm
Power expressed in milliWatt in dB values.
  • 1 mW = 0 dBm
  • 2 mW = 3 dBm
  • 100 mW = 20 dBm
  • 1 W = 30 dBm
  • 100 W = 50 dBm


dBOhm
Resistance expressed in Ohm in dB values.
  • 1 Ohm = 0 dBOhm
  • 2 Ohm = 6 dBOhm
  • 10 Ohm = 20 dBOhm
DC
Direct Current
DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System. An improvement to GPS, where small GPS errors are corrected by a broadcasted radio signal.
DLL
Dynamic-Link Library: A collection of reusable code and resources that can be dynamically loaded at runtime, allowing modular and efficient software development.
DUT
Device Under Test. This is equivalent to the term EUT (Equipment Under Test). RadiMation® always uses the term EUT.
EFT
Electrical Fast Transients
EMC
ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
EMI
ElectroMagnetic Interference: The electromagnetic energy that interferes with how an EUT works
ERP
Effectively Radiated Power
EPAC
Electrically Power Assisted Cycles
ESD
ElectroStatic Discharge
EUT
Equipment Under Test
EV
Electric Vehicle
GPIB
General Purpose Industrial Bus: A communication system used to 'remote control' test and measurement equipment.
GPS
Global Positioning System
HCP
Horizontal Coupling Plane
HV
High Voltage
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IL
Insertion Loss
Immunity
immunity
The ability of an EUT to be immune to incoming electromagnetic interference. This is equivalent to the term susceptibility that is used by some standards.
IO
I/O
Input/Output
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
LISN
Line Impedance Stabilisation Network
LLF
Limit Line File
LOC
Location
LUF
Lowest Usable Frequency: The lowest frequency of a reverberation chamber at which the specified field uniformity can be achieved over the working volume.
LV
Low Voltage
MB
Multiband: Tests that allow more flexible test configurations, where multiple bands with different settings can be specified in a single TSF.
Megabyte: 1 million bytes.
MSC
Mode Stirred Chamber
MSRC
Mode Stirred Reverberation Chamber
MU
Measurement Uncertainty
NC
Normally Closed: The connector of a relay that is connected to the common connector of the relay (and thus closed) if the relay is not powered
NO
Normally Open: The connector of a relay that is not connected to the common connector of the relay if the relay is not powered
OATS
Open Area Test Site
PC
Personal Computer
PE
Protective Earth
PI
Pulsed Immunity
Q
Q factor
Quality factor
Quality factor: Frequency-dependent measure of how well a reverberation chamber stores energy
QP
Quasi-Peak
RBW
Resolution BandWidth
RC
RVC
Reverberation Chamber
RE
Radiated Emission
RF
Radio Frequency
RGP
Reference Ground Plane
RI
Radiated Immunity
RMS
Root Mean Square
RS232
A serial communication system, often used to control small equipment connected to a PC.
SEQ
Sequence
SQL
Structured Query Language
stirrer
tuner
Mechanical device constructed from low-loss electrically conductive material which alters the electromagnetic boundary conditions inside a reverberation chamber.
Susceptibility
susceptibility
The sensitivity of an EUT to incoming electromagnetic interference. This is equivalent to the term Immunity. RadiMation® always uses the term Immunity.
TME
Test and Measurement Equipment
TSF
Test Setup File
UFA
Uniform Field Area
USB
Universal Serial Bus: A modern serially controlled communication system, found on all new PC's
VBW
Video BandWidth
VCP
Vertical Coupling Plane
VISA
The Virtual Instrument Software Architecture is a standard for configuring, programming, and troubleshooting instrumentation systems comprising GPIB, VXI, PXI, Serial, Ethernet, and/or USB interfaces.
working volume
Region defined by 8 points inside the chamber at sufficient distance away from the walls to avoid boundary effects, in which the EUT can be positioned.

Analog to Digital

Analog to Digital

Above Ground Level

Absorber Lined Shielded Enclosure

Artificial Mains Network

Antenna Validation Factor

Bulk Current Injection

Coupling Decoupling Network

Conducted Emission

Conformité Européenne: Complying to European regulations

Conducted Immunity

The ability of an EUT to be immune to incoming electromagnetic interference. This is equivalent to the term susceptibility that is used by some standards.

Comité International Spécial des Perturbations Radioélectriques3

Chamber Loading Factor

Command-line Interface: That software can be controlled using arguments passed to the executable

Correction

Chamber Validation Factor

Carrier Wave: An unmodulated RF signal

Continuous wave: An unmodulated RF signal

Power expressed in milliWatt in dB values.

  • 1 mW = 0 dBm
  • 2 mW = 3 dBm
  • 100 mW = 20 dBm
  • 1 W = 30 dBm
  • 100 W = 50 dBm

Resistance expressed in Ohm in dB values.

  • 1 Ohm = 0 dBOhm
  • 2 Ohm = 6 dBOhm
  • 10 Ohm = 20 dBOhm

Differential Global Positioning System. An improvement to GPS, where small GPS errors are corrected by a broadcasted radio signal.

Dynamic-Link Library: A collection of reusable code and resources that can be dynamically loaded at runtime, allowing modular and efficient software development.

Device Under Test. This is equivalent to the term EUT (Equipment Under Test). RadiMation® always uses the term EUT.

Electrical Fast Transients

ElectroMagnetic Compatibility

ElectroMagnetic Interference: The electromagnetic energy that interferes with how an EUT works

Effectively Radiated Power

Electrically Power Assisted Cycles

ElectroStatic Discharge

Electric Vehicle

General Purpose Industrial Bus: A communication system used to 'remote control' test and measurement equipment.

Horizontal Coupling Plane

High Voltage

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Insertion Loss

The ability of an EUT to be immune to incoming electromagnetic interference. This is equivalent to the term susceptibility that is used by some standards.

The sensitivity of an EUT to incoming electromagnetic interference. This is equivalent to the term Immunity. RadiMation® always uses the term Immunity.

International Organization for Standardization

Location

Lowest Usable Frequency: The lowest frequency of a reverberation chamber at which the specified field uniformity can be achieved over the working volume.

Region defined by 8 points inside the chamber at sufficient distance away from the walls to avoid boundary effects, in which the EUT can be positioned.

Low Voltage

Multiband: Tests that allow more flexible test configurations, where multiple bands with different settings can be specified in a single TSF.

Megabyte: 1 million bytes.

Measurement Uncertainty

Normally Closed: The connector of a relay that is connected to the common connector of the relay (and thus closed) if the relay is not powered

Normally Open: The connector of a relay that is not connected to the common connector of the relay if the relay is not powered

Open Area Test Site

Personal Computer

Protective Earth

Pulsed Immunity

Quality factor: Frequency-dependent measure of how well a reverberation chamber stores energy

Quality factor: Frequency-dependent measure of how well a reverberation chamber stores energy

Quality factor: Frequency-dependent measure of how well a reverberation chamber stores energy

Radiated Emission

Reference Ground Plane

Radiated Immunity

A serial communication system, often used to control small equipment connected to a PC.

Sequence

Mechanical device constructed from low-loss electrically conductive material which alters the electromagnetic boundary conditions inside a reverberation chamber.

Mechanical device constructed from low-loss electrically conductive material which alters the electromagnetic boundary conditions inside a reverberation chamber.

The sensitivity of an EUT to incoming electromagnetic interference. This is equivalent to the term Immunity. RadiMation® always uses the term Immunity.

Test and Measurement Equipment

Universal Serial Bus: A modern serially controlled communication system, found on all new PC's

Vertical Coupling Plane

The Virtual Instrument Software Architecture is a standard for configuring, programming, and troubleshooting instrumentation systems comprising GPIB, VXI, PXI, Serial, Ethernet, and/or USB interfaces.

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