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Glossary

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E

electromechanical
relay

Electromechanical relay made of a coil, an armature mechanism, and
electrical contacts. When the coil is energized, the induced magnetic field
moves the armature that opens or closes the contacts.

EMC

Electromagnetic Compatibility

F

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

filler panel

A blank module front panel used to fill empty slots in the chassis.

FPGA

Field Programmable Gate Array

fuse

A circuit protection device that prevents overcurrent draw.
See also

self-resetting fuse

.

G

g

(1) grams; (2) a measure of acceleration equal to 9.8 m/s

2

g

RMS

A measure of random vibration; the root mean square of acceleration levels
in a random vibration test profile.

H

Hz

Hertz; cycles per second

I

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission—An organization that sets
international electrical and electronics standards.

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

in.

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