Operating Instructions

Differential Pressure Monitor Owner’s Manual
no isolation
Term used in Healthcare facilities to identify a patient isolation room that is not pressurized.
Pascals
Measure of pressure using SI units.
physical points
Points which the system uses to reference the actual, physical sensors and actuators
connected to field input/output terminations.
point database
File containing all information defined for every point in the APOGEE Automation System,
such as point type, address, and associated physical units.
Portable Operator’s Terminal
DOS based laptop computer used along with the Controller Interface Software to monitor and
communicate with the Differential Pressure Monitor, TECs and field panels.
protective isolation
Term used in Healthcare facilities to identify an isolation room that is positively pressurized to
prevent any airborne contaminants from entering the room. For example, this type of isolation
is used with patients that are burn victims.
RPC
Room Pressurization Controller.
RPT
Remote Pressure Transmitter.
SI units
Systeme International d’Unites. The international metric system.
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