
January 2005
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2 Definitions
Data sheet status
Objective specification
This data sheet contains target or goal specifications for product development.
Preliminary specification
This data sheet contains preliminary data; supplementary data may be published later.
Product specification
This data sheet contains final product specifications.
Limiting values
Limiting values given are in accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 134). Stress above one
or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only and
operation of the device at these or at any other conditions above those given in the Characteristics section of the
specification is not implied. Exposure to limiting values for extended periods may affect device reliability.
Application information
Where application information is given, it is advisory and does not form part of the specification.
2.1 Life Support Applications
These products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where
malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Philips
customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so on their own risk and
agree to fully indemnify Philips for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.
2.2 Abbreviations
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
EAN
European Article Number
EAS
Electronic Article Surveillance
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FFC
Film Frame Carrier
Hex
Value in hexadecimal notation
IC
Integrated Circuit
ISM
Industrial, Scientific, Medical
LSB
Least Significant Bit or Byte
MSB
Most Significant Bit or Byte
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PCM
Process Control Module
RF
Radio Frequency
rms
Root Mean Square
SNR
Serial Number
UV
Ultraviolet