
UM344-2 GLOSSARY
September 1995
NETWORK RESISTANCE - Defined as the sum of the Current Sense Resistance, Barrier Resistance,
if any, and any other resistance in the Network.
NPT - National Pipe Thread
OPTN = OPTION - MXC screen abbreviation
OTHR = OTHER - MXC screen abbreviation
OVRD = OVERRIDE - MXC screen abbreviation
POINT-TO-POINT NETWORK - A Network having a single field instrument and Primary Master.
Analog signaling or analog plus digital signaling is possible.
PREV = PREVIOUS - MXC screen abbreviation.
PRIMARY MASTER - The single controlling Network Element that communicates with one or more
field instruments.
RERANGING - Changing the transmitter's 4 and 20 mA settings (i.e., setting LRV and URV); this is a
configuration function.
RTD - Resistance temperature detector - A temperature transducer based on the principle that the
resistivity of a metal shows a marked temperature dependence.
SECONDARY MASTER - An occasional user of the Network such as the XTC Communicator
(MXC).
SEL = SELECT - MXC screen abbreviation.
SNSR INPT = SENSOR INPUT - MXC screen abbreviation
SPAN - Algebraic difference between the upper and lower range values (URV and LRV).
TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER (TWO-WIRE) - A device which is used to transmit temperature
data from either a thermocouple or RTD via a two-wire current loop. The loop provides power to the
transmitter which acts as a variable resistor with respect to its input signal.
THERMOWELL - A closed-end tube designed to protect temperature sensors from severe
environments , high pressure, and flows. Usually made of corrosion-resistant metal or ceramic material.
TRANSDUCER - A device that accepts an input, such as pressure, and converts that input into an output
of some other form, such as a voltage.
TRANSMITTER SHORT ADDRESS - A unique number assigned during configuration that identifies
a transmitter connected to a network. An address between 1 and 15 is assigned to a transmitter
connected to a Multi-Drop network. A transmitter connected to a point-to-point network has 0 as an
address.
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