ACRONYMS

HART

HMI

ICS

IFC

IFG

I/O

JIT

KBS

Kbytes

LAN

MCS

MMI

NC

OCS

OEM

OFC

OIS

OS

PC

PDU

PFD

PID

PIMS

PLC

PPP

PSU

RAM

RFC

RIP

ROM

SCADA

SFC

SLC

SPC

SSR

STL

TCP

WAN

Highway Addressable Remote Transducer

Human Machine Interface

Information & Command Station

International Fieldbus Consortium

International Fieldbus Group

Input/Output.

Just In Time

Knowledge Based System

Kilobyte (1024 Bits)

Local Area Network

Management Command System

SEE HMI

Numerical Control

Open Control System

Original Equipment Manufacturer

Open Fieldbus Consortium

Operator Interface Station

Operating System

Personal Computer

Protocol Data Unit

Process Flow Diagram

Proportional, Integral & Derivative 

Process Information Management Systems

Programmable Logic Controller

Point to Point Protocol

Power Supply Unit.

Random Access Memory

Request For Comments

Request Information Protocol

Read Only Memory.

Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition

Sequential Flow Chart (IEC 1131-1 Programming Tool)

Soft Logic Controller

Statistical Process Control

Solid State Relay

Statement List method of programming

Transmission Control Protocol

Wide Area Network