FAQ Model GFC7000TA Carbon Dioxide Analyzer
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Term Description/Definition
HNO
3
nitric acid
H
2
S hydrogen sulfide
NO nitric oxide
NO
2
nitrogen dioxide
NO
X
nitrogen oxides, here defined as the sum of NO and NO
2
NO
y
nitrogen oxides, often called odd nitrogen: the sum of NO
X
plus other
compounds such as HNO
3
(definitions vary widely and may include nitrate (NO
3
),
PAN, N
2
O and other compounds as well)
NH
3
ammonia
O
2
molecular oxygen
O
3
ozone
SO
2
sulfur dioxide
cm
3
metric abbreviation for cubic centimeter (replaces the obsolete abbreviation
“cc”)
CPU
Central Processing Unit
DAC
Digital-to-Analog Converter
DAS
Data Acquisition System
DCE
Data Communication Equipment
DFU
Dry Filter Unit
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol used by LAN or Internet
servers to automatically set up the interface protocols between themselves and
any other addressable device connected to the network
DIAG Diagnostics, the diagnostic settings of the analyzer.
DOM Disk On Module, a 44-pin IDE flash drive with up to 128MB storage capacity for
instrument’s firmware, configuration settings and data
DOS
Disk Operating System
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
DR-DOS
Digital Research DOS
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory also referred to as a
FLASH chip or drive
ESD
Electro-Static Discharge
ETEST
Electrical Test
Ethernet a standardized (IEEE 802.3) computer networking technology for local area
networks (LANs), facilitating communication and sharing resources
FEP Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene polymer, one of the polymers that Du Pont
markets as Teflon
®
Flash non-volatile, solid-state memory
FPI Fabry-Perot Interface: a special light filter typically made of a transparent plate
with two reflecting surfaces or two parallel, highly reflective mirrors
