Terminology

AC

Alternating Current

AD

A/D

Analog to Digital

AGL

Above Ground Level

ALSE

Absorber Lined Shielded Enclosure

AMN

Artificial Mains Network

BCI

Bulk Current Injection

CAL

CALibration

CDN

Coupling Decoupling Network

CE

Conducted Emission

Conformité Européenne: Complying to European regulations

CI

Conducted Immunity

CLI

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

COR

Correction

CW

Carrier 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.

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

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

LISN

Line Impedance Stabilisation Network

LLF

Limit Line File

LOC

Location

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.

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

QP

Quasi-Peak

RBW

Resolution BandWidth

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

Susceptibility

susceptibility

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

SQL

Structured Query Language

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.

Alternating Current

Analog to Digital

Analog to Digital

Above Ground Level

Absorber Lined Shielded Enclosure

Artificial Mains Network

Bulk Current Injection

CALibration

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.

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

Correction

Carrier Wave: An unmodulated RF signal

Continuous wave: An unmodulated RF signal

Radio Frequency

Decibel

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

Direct Current

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

Global Positioning System

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

Equipment Under Test

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

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.

Input/Output

Input/Output

Line Impedance Stabilisation Network

Limit Line File

Location

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

Quasi-Peak

Resolution BandWidth

Radiated Emission

Reference Ground Plane

Radiated Immunity

Root Mean Square

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

Sequence

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

Structured Query Language

Test and Measurement Equipment

Test Setup File

Uniform Field Area

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

Video BandWidth

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.