PRODUCT LINE QUICK REFERENCE - Magnetrol International

TERMINOLOGY
Is the EU symbol for explosive atmospheres. It indicates that the concerned device can be
used in a well specified explosive atmosphere.
ATEX Stands for ”Atmosphères Explosives” (Explosive Atmospheres) and is the name for the
respective directive giving the legal requirements for controlling explosive atmospheres and
the suitability of equipment and protective systems used in these environments.
IEC The International Electrotechnical Commission is the leading global organization that
publishes consensus-based International Standards and manages conformity assessment
systems for electric and electronic products, systems and services, collectively known as
electrotechnology.
PED The purpose of the Pressure Equipment Directive is to harmonise national laws of Member
States regarding the design, manufacture, testing and conformity assessment of pressure
equipment and assemblies of pressure equipment. More in particular the Directive
concerns items such as vessels, pressurised storage containers, heat exchangers, steam
generators, boilers, industrial piping, safety devices and pressure accessories.
SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVEL
Safety Integrity Level is a measure of the safety risk of a given process. The higher the SIL
level, the greater the impact of failure and the lower the failure rate that is acceptable.
The HART ® (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) Protocol is the global standard for
sending and receiving digital information across analog wires between smart devices and
control or monitoring system.
Field Device Tool standardizes the communication and configuration interface between all
field devices and host systems. FDT provides a common environment for accessing the
devices’ most sophisticated features. Any device can be configured, operated, and maintained
through the standardized user interface – regardless of supplier, type or communication
protocol.
PACTware ® (Process Automation Configuration Tool) is a frame program that operates on a
PC or control system. It is a device-independent software program that communicates with
all approved DTMs.
DTM DTM (Device Type Manager) is not a stand-alone program but a device-specific software
driver designed to operate within a frame program such as PACTware. It includes all special
information needed to communicate with a specific device. There are two basic categories
of DTMs—Communication (e.g., HART, Fieldbus, Profibus) and Field Device.
FEBRUARY 2003
European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group is a consortium of equipment manufacturers,
food industries, research institutes as well as public health authorities developing
guidelines for equipment used throughout the hygienic industries.
IP Ingress Protection (IP) ratings are developed by the European Committee for Electro Technical
Standardization (CENELEC), specifying the environmental protection the enclosure of a
device provides.
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