Force Measurement Acronyms and Abbreviations

A2LA

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

AC

Alternating Current

ADC

Analog-to-Digital-Converter

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

CE

Conformité Européene (European Conformity, a label of compliance to EU legislation)

CMRR

Common Mode Rejection Ratio

DAC

Digital-Analog Converter

DAQ

Data Acquisition System

DIP

Dual In-line Package (a type of electronic switch)

E+

The positive excitation terminal of the load cell

EMC

Electromagnetic Compatibility

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EMI

Electromagnetic Interference

ESD

Electrostatic Discharge

ESD

Electrostatic Sensitive Device

Exc+

The positive excitation terminal of the load cell

IAQG

International Aerospace Quality Group

IEC

International Electro-Technical Commission

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IP

International Protection Rating

ISA

The International Society of Automation

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

LCD

Liquid Crystal Display

LED

Light Emitting Diode

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LVDT

Linear Voltage Differential Transformer

MDL

Minimum Dead Load

MEMS

Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems

NEPSI

National Supervision and Inspection Center for Explosion Protection and Safety of Instrumentation

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NPL

National Physical Laboratory

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

OIML

International Organization of Legal Metrology

OLED

Organic Light Emitting Diode

PCB

Printed Circuit Board

PLC

Programmable Logic Controller

RO

Rated Output

ROHS

Restriction of Hazardous Substances (marking on a load cell)

RS232

Recommended Standard 232 (an electronic communication protocol)

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S+

The positive terminal of the output signal of a load cell

SI

Système Internationale (or International System, i.e.: metric units)

Sig+

The positive terminal of the output signal of a load cell

SNR

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

TEDS

Transducer Electronic Datasheet

ABBREVIATION

UNIT

UNIT OF (UNIT SYSTEM)

A

ampere

current

C

Celcius

temperature (SI)

F

Fahrenheit

temperature (English)

ft

foot

length (English)

ft-lb

foot-pound

energy (English)

g

gram

mass (SI)

Hz

hertz

frequency

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in

inch

length (English)

in-lb

inch-pound

energy (English)

K

Kelvin

temperature (SI)

kg

kilogram

mass (SI)

kgf

kilogram force

force (SI) (kg x acceleration due to gravity)

lb

pound

weight (English)

lb-ft

pound-foot

torque (English)

m

meter

length (SI)

mm

millimeter

length (SI)

mA

milliampere

current

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mV

millivolt

electrical potential difference

mV/V

millivolt per volt

unitless measure of load cell sensitivity

N

newton

force (SI)

Nm

newton-meter

torque (SI)

psi

pounds per square inch

pressure (English)

t

ton

weight (English)

V

volt

electrical potential difference

W

watt

power