# Can someone translate Siemens speak to English?

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**Created:** [August 14, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-someone-translate-siemens-speak-to-english/94669 "2024-08-14T19:47:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-someone-translate-siemens-speak-to-english/94669/1 "2024-08-14T19:47:44Z")

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I have a system using a Siemen's Analog Input Module AI 8xU/R/RTD/TC HF (6ES7531-7PF00-0AB0) that has a PTC attached to one of the input channels.

The manual for the module is [here](https://cache.industry.siemens.com/dl/files/586/109483586/att_896028/v1/s71500_ai_8xu_r_rtd_tc_hf_manual_en-US_en-US.pdf), and the relevant section appears to be on page 26, "Using PTC Resistors". However, I can't translate the (English) language of the manual into something that actually makes sense to me! These are the relevant parts of that page:

![Screen Shot 2024-08-14 at 1.15.08 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/b/bb13d1bbf48bd2daeb8df2e8eb89229a82f509a2.png)

![Screen Shot 2024-08-14 at 1.19.05 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/6/46216513e43b85448cf997e168d71b623fa5796b.png)

How do these two figures translate into concepts like:

- The temperature is OK (lack of Alarm/Warning)
- The temperature is Too High (an Alarm)
- The temperature is Not good, but not bad (IE a warning)

(I can understand Short circuit well enough .. lol)