Engineering Units

With the release of firmware version 6, Alicat Scientific offers many user-selectable engineering units on our mass flow and pressure instruments. (Requires firmware 6v* or higher.)

Pressure Engineering Units

Absolute	Gauge	Differential	Notes
PaA	PaG	PaD	pascal
hPaA	hPaG	hPaD	hectopascal
kPaA	kPaG	kPaD	kilopascal
MPaA	MPaG	MPaD	megapascal
mbarA	mbarG	mbarD	millibar
barA	barG	barD	bar
g/cm2A	g/cm2G	g/cm2D	gram force per square centimeter
kg/cmA	kg/cmG	kg/cmD	kilogram force per square centimeter
psiA	psiG	psiD	pound force per square inch
psfA	psfG	psfD	pound force per square foot
mTorrA	mTorrG	mTorrD	millitorr
torrA	torrG	torrD	torr
mmHgA	mmHgG	mmHgD	millimeter of mercury at 0 C
inHgA	inHgG	inHgD	inch of mercury at 0 C
mmH2OA	mmH2OG	mmH2OD	millimeter of water at 4 C (NIST conventional)
mmH2OA	mmH2OG	mmH2OD	millimeter of water at 60 C
cmH2OA	cmH2OG	cmH2OD	centimeter of water at 4 C (NIST conventional)
cmH2OA	cmH2OG	cmH2OD	centimeter of water at 60 C
inH2OA	inH2OG	inH2OD	inch of water at 4 C (NIST conventional)
inH2OA	inH2OG	inH2OD	inch of water at 60 C
atm			atmosphere
m asl			meter above sea level (only in /ALT builds)
ft asl			foot above sea level (only in /ALT builds)
V			volt; no conversions are performed to or from other units
count	count	count	setpoint count, 0 – 64000
%	%	%	percent of full scale

Flow Engineering Units

Volumetric	Standard	Normal	Notes
uL/m	SuL/m	NuL/m	microliter per minute
mL/s	SmL/s	NmL/s	milliliter per second
mL/m	SmL/m	NmL/m	milliliter per minute
mL/h	Sml/h	NmL/h	milliliter per hour
L/s	SL/s	NL/s	liter per second
LPM	SLPM	NLPM	liter per minute
L/h	SL/h	NL/h	liter per hour
US gpm			US gallon per minute
US gph			US gallon per hour
CCS	SCCS	NCCS	cubic centimeter per second
CCM	SCCM	NCCM	cubic centimeter per minute
cm3/h	Scm3/h	Ncm3/h	cubic centimeter per hour
m3/m	Sm3/m	Nm3/m	cubic meter per minute
m3/h	Sm3/h	Nm3/h	cubic meter per hour
m3/d	Sm3/d	Nm3/d	cubic meter per day
in3/m	Sin3/m		cubic inch per minute
CFM	SCFM		cubic foot per minute
CFH	SCFH		cubic foot per hour
	kSCFM		1000 cubic feet per minute
count	count	count	setpoint count, 0 – 64000
%	%	%	percent of full scale

True Mass Flow Units

mg/s	milligram per second
mg/m	milligram per minute
g/s	gram per second
g/m	gram per minute
g/h	gram per hour
kg/m	kilogram per minute
kg/h	kilogram per hour
oz/s	ounce per second
lb/m	pound per minute
lb/h	pound per hour

TotalizerEngineering Units

Volumetric	Standard	Normal	Notes
uL	SuL	NuL	microliter
mL	SmL	NmL	milliliter
L	SL	NL	liter
US gal			US gallon
cm3	Scm3	Ncm3	cubic centimeter
m3	Sm3	Nm3	cubic meter
in3	Sin3		cubic inch
ft3	Sft3		cubic foot
	kSft3		1000 cubic feet
uP			micropoise, a measure of viscosity; no conversions are performed to or from other units

Total Mass Units

mg	milligram
g	gram
kg	kilogram
lb	pound

Totalizer Time Units

(Displayed value is hours:minutes:seconds.)

Label	Notes
ms	millisecond
s	second
m	minute
hour	hour
day	day

Temperature Engineering Units

Label	Notes
°C	degree Celsius
°F	degree Farenheit
°K	degree Kelvin
°R	degree Rankine

Valve Drive Units

Label	Notes
count	+/- 65536 at full drive
%	percent of full scale drive