NLS-Glossary

The ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU covers equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. The directive defines the essential health and safety requirements and conformity assessment procedures, to be applied before products are placed on the EU market. It is aligned with the new legislative framework policy, and it is applicable from 20 April 2016, replacing the previous Directive 94/9/EC.

is the decrease in the optical power of a traveling wave, or a guided wave in a dielectric waveguide, in the direction of propagation due to absorption and scattering. If Po is the optical power at some location O, and if it is P at a distance L from O along the direction of propagation then the attenuation coefficient is defined by $\alpha = 10L^{-1} \ln (P/P_0)$ In terms of attenuation measured in decibels ${\alpha }_{dB} = \frac{10}{In\left(10\right)}\alpha = 4.34\alpha$.

is a function by means of which a scanning device automatically calculates and saves future settings based upon momentarily acquired values by pressing a button or applying a control signal. when using again, the procedure to configure will require lesser number of steps.

Ethernet Auto-negotiation is the feature that allows a port on a switch, router, server, or other device to communicate with the device on the other end of the link to determine the optimal duplex mode and speed for the connection.
The driver then dynamically configures the interface to the values determined for the link.

is a function that allows network participants to automatically fix incorrect wiring.                                                                                                                                                           

is a machine used to carry out industrial and scientific processes requiring elevated temperature and pressure in relation to ambient pressure/temperature. Autoclaves are used in medical applications to perform sterilization and in the chemical industry to cure coatings and vulcanize rubber and for hydrothermal synthesis. Industrial autoclaves are used in industrial applications, especially in the manufacturing of composites.