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;AC | |||
:[[wikipedia:Alternating current|Alternating Current]] | |||
;AD | ;AD | ||
;A/D | |||
:Analog to Digital | :Analog to Digital | ||
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:Conducted Emission | :Conducted Emission | ||
:Conformité Européenne: Complying to European regulations | :Conformité Européenne: Complying to European regulations | ||
;CI | |||
:Conducted Immunity | |||
;CLI | |||
:[[wikipedia:Command-line Interface|Command-line Interface]]: That software can be controlled using arguments passed to the executable | |||
;COR | ;COR | ||
:Correction | :Correction | ||
; | ;CW | ||
: | :[[wikipedia:Carrier wave|Carrier Wave]]: An unmodulated RF signal | ||
;dB | ;dB | ||
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:* 2 Ohm = 6 dBOhm | :* 2 Ohm = 6 dBOhm | ||
:* 10 Ohm = 20 dBOhm | :* 10 Ohm = 20 dBOhm | ||
;DC | |||
:[[wikipedia:Direct current|Direct Current]] | |||
;DGPS | ;DGPS | ||
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;EMC | ;EMC | ||
:ElectroMagnetic Compatibility | :ElectroMagnetic Compatibility | ||
;EMI | |||
:ElectroMagnetic Interference: The electromagnetic energy that interferes with how an [[EUT]] works | |||
;ERP | ;ERP | ||
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;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. | :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 | |||
:[[wikipedia:Input/output|Input/Output]] | |||
;LISN | ;LISN | ||
:Line Impedance Stabilisation Network | :[[wikipedia:Line Impedance Stabilization Network|Line Impedance Stabilisation Network]] | ||
;LLF | ;LLF | ||
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;MU | ;MU | ||
:Measurement Uncertainty | :Measurement Uncertainty | ||
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: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 | ;OATS | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 5 October 2024
- 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
- 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
- EV
- Electric Vehicle
- GPIB
- General Purpose Industrial Bus: A communication system used to 'remote control' test and measurement equipment.
- 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
- 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
- RE
- Radiated Emission
- 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.
- TME
- Test and Measurement Equipment
- TSF
- Test Setup File
- 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.