Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control

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| Angstrom |
| AC | Alternating current |
| ADC | Analog-to-digital converter |
| AF | Audio frequency |
| AM | Amplitude modulation |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| BCD | Binary coded decimal |
| BJT | Bipolar junction transistor |
| BTU | British thermal unit |
| C | Coulomb |
| CdS | Cadmium sulfide |
| CdSe | Cadmium selenium |
| CMOS | Complementary metal oxide semiconductor |
| CR | Control relay |
| DAC | Digital-to-analog converter |
| dB | Decibel |
| DIAC | Bidirectional trigger diode |
| DIP | Dual inline package |
| EMF | Electromotive force |
| EMI | Electromagnetic interference |
| F | Farad |
| FET | Field effect transistor |
| FM | Frequency modulation |
| FSD | Full scale deflection |
| GaAs | Gallium arsenide |
| GaAsP | Gallium arsenide phosphide |
| GaP | Gallium phosphide |
| H | Henry |
| HF | High frequency |
| HVAC | Heating ventilation and air conditioning |
| Hz | Hertz |
| 1C | Integrated circuit |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IGBT | Insulated gate bipolar transistor |
| IR | Infrared |
| ISA | Instrument Society of America |
| J | Joule |
| K | Kelvin |
| LAN | Local area network |
| LED | Light emitting diode |
| LF | Low frequency |
| LSB | Least significant bit |
| LVDT | Linear velocity displacement transformer |
| MCT | MOS controlled transistor |
| MHz | Megahertz |
| MOS | Metal oxide semiconductor |
| MOSFET | Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor |
| MRE | Magnetoresistive element |
| MSB | Most significant bit |
| N | Newton |
| NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Pa | Pascal |
| P&ID | Pipe and identification diagram |
| PCM | Pulse code modulation |
| pF | Picofarad |
| PID | Proportional integral and derivative |
| PLA | Programmable logic array |
| PLC | Programmable logic controller |
| PPM | Pulse position modulation |
| PWM | Pulse width modulation |
| R | Rankin |
| RC | Resistance capacitance |
| RF | Radio frequency |
| RMS | Root mean square |
| RPM | Revolutions per minute |
| RTD | Resistance temperature device |
| SCR | Silicon controlled rectifier |
| SI | Syst me International d'Unit s |
| SiC | Silicon... |