--- title: List of Units of Measurement slug: reference/list-of-units-of-measurement docTags: ko5evjVt4db9xVfPCeWSz createdAt: 2026-03-10T19:49:00.440Z --- ## Introduction Any unit of measurement can be configured in the UoM field of the Engineering Specifications of [Measurements](docId\:ewHzBZ5Pxxr1UpQq-xKJ5) and [Calculations](docId\:lH1debpbaG-ki7A0U-3fv). However, we recommend using the units listed on this page for the best experience, as they offer two key advantages: - They are automatically configured in Grafana via the [datasource plugin](docId:9enC3pgV14ed-p2oATbtJ), and support auto-scaling within Grafana dashboards. - A subset of them is mapped to Seeq units when using the [Seeq Connector](docId\:qkBN3yKoGKiDjCZU6KYgg). Units without a mapping are passed through unchanged, and whole categories on this page have no mapping at all, among them Angle, Computation, Data, Data rate, Date & time, Hash rate, Time and Boolean. This list of quantities below is based on the Grafana [source code for UoM formatting](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grafana/grafana/refs/heads/main/packages/grafana-data/src/valueFormats/categories.ts) on Github. ## How to use Search for the relevant unit in the tables below or using the table of contents of this page. Then, enter the value in the **ID column** as the UoM in Factry Historian's measurement or calculation configuration. For example, for a measurement in kWh, enter `kwatth` in the UoM field. ## Misc | Name | Unit | ID | | ------------------- | ---- | ----------- | | Number | | none | | String | | string | | short | | short | | SI short | | sishort | | Percent (0-100) | | percent | | Percent (0.0-1.0) | | percentunit | | Humidity (%H) | %H | humidity | | Decibel | dB | dB | | Candela (cd) | cd | candela | | Hexadecimal (0x) | | hex0x | | Hexadecimal | | hex | | Scientific notation | | sci | | Locale format | | locale | | Pixels | px | pixel | ## Acceleration | Name | Unit | ID | | ----------- | ------ | ------ | | Meters/sec² | m/sec² | accMS2 | | Feet/sec² | f/sec² | accFS2 | | G unit | g | accG | ## Angle | Name | Unit | ID | | ----------- | ------ | ------ | | Degrees (°) | ° | degree | | Radians | rad | radian | | Gradian | grad | grad | | Arc Minutes | arcmin | arcmin | | Arc Seconds | arcsec | arcsec | ## Area | Name | Unit | ID | | ------------------ | ---- | -------- | | Square Meters (m²) | m² | areaM2 | | Square Feet (ft²) | ft² | areaF2 | | Square Miles (mi²) | mi² | areaMI2 | | Acres (ac) | ac | acres | | Hectares (ha) | ha | hectares | ## Computation | Name | Unit | ID | | ------- | ----- | ------ | | FLOP/s | FLOPS | flops | | MFLOP/s | FLOPS | mflops | | GFLOP/s | FLOPS | gflops | | TFLOP/s | FLOPS | tflops | | PFLOP/s | FLOPS | pflops | | EFLOP/s | FLOPS | eflops | | ZFLOP/s | FLOPS | zflops | | YFLOP/s | FLOPS | yflops | ## Concentration | Name | Unit | ID | | ----------------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | | parts-per-million (ppm) | ppm | ppm | | parts-per-billion (ppb) | ppb | conppb | | nanogram per cubic meter (ng/m³) | ng/m³ | conngm3 | | nanogram per normal cubic meter (ng/Nm³) | ng/Nm³ | conngNm3 | | microgram per cubic meter (μg/m³) | μg/m³ | conμgm3 | | microgram per normal cubic meter (μg/Nm³) | μg/Nm³ | conμgNm3 | | milligram per cubic meter (mg/m³) | mg/m³ | conmgm3 | | milligram per normal cubic meter (mg/Nm³) | mg/Nm³ | conmgNm3 | | gram per cubic meter (g/m³) | g/m³ | congm3 | | gram per normal cubic meter (g/Nm³) | g/Nm³ | congNm3 | | milligrams per decilitre (mg/dL) | mg/dL | conmgdL | | millimoles per litre (mmol/L) | mmol/L | conmmolL | ## Currency | Name | Unit | ID | | ----------------------- | ---- | ------------ | | Dollars ($) | $ | currencyUSD | | Pounds (£) | £ | currencyGBP | | Euro (€) | € | currencyEUR | | Yen (¥) | ¥ | currencyJPY | | Rubles (₽) | ₽ | currencyRUB | | Hryvnias (₴) | ₴ | currencyUAH | | Real (R$) | R$ | currencyBRL | | Danish Krone (kr) | kr | currencyDKK | | Icelandic Króna (kr) | kr | currencyISK | | Norwegian Krone (kr) | kr | currencyNOK | | Swedish Krona (kr) | kr | currencySEK | | Czech koruna (czk) | czk | currencyCZK | | Swiss franc (CHF) | CHF | currencyCHF | | Polish Złoty (PLN) | PLN | currencyPLN | | Bitcoin (฿) | ฿ | currencyBTC | | Milli Bitcoin (฿) | mBTC | currencymBTC | | Micro Bitcoin (฿) | μBTC | currencyμBTC | | South African Rand (R) | R | currencyZAR | | Indian Rupee (₹) | ₹ | currencyINR | | South Korean Won (₩) | ₩ | currencyKRW | | Indonesian Rupiah (Rp) | Rp | currencyIDR | | Philippine Peso (PHP) | PHP | currencyPHP | | Vietnamese Dong (VND) | đ | currencyVND | | Turkish Lira (₺) | ₺ | currencyTRY | | Malaysian Ringgit (RM) | RM | currencyMYR | | CFP franc (XPF) | XPF | currencyXPF | | Bulgarian Lev (BGN) | BGN | currencyBGN | | Guaraní (₲) | ₲ | currencyPYG | | Uruguay Peso (UYU) | UYU | currencyUYU | | Israeli New Shekels (₪) | ₪ | currencyILS | ## Data | Name | Unit | ID | | ---------- | ---- | --------- | | bytes(IEC) | B | bytes | | bytes(SI) | B | decbytes | | bits(IEC) | b | bits | | bits(SI) | b | decbits | | kibibytes | B | kbytes | | kilobytes | B | deckbytes | | mebibytes | B | mbytes | | megabytes | B | decmbytes | | gibibytes | B | gbytes | | gigabytes | B | decgbytes | | tebibytes | B | tbytes | | terabytes | B | dectbytes | | pebibytes | B | pbytes | | petabytes | B | decpbytes | ## Data rate | Name | Unit | ID | | -------------- | ---- | ------ | | packets/sec | p/s | pps | | bytes/sec(IEC) | B/s | binBps | | bytes/sec(SI) | B/s | Bps | | bits/sec(IEC) | b/s | binbps | | bits/sec(SI) | b/s | bps | | kibibytes/sec | B/s | KiBs | | kibibits/sec | b/s | Kibits | | kilobytes/sec | B/s | KBs | | kilobits/sec | b/s | Kbits | | mebibytes/sec | B/s | MiBs | | mebibits/sec | b/s | Mibits | | megabytes/sec | B/s | MBs | | megabits/sec | b/s | Mbits | | gibibytes/sec | B/s | GiBs | | gibibits/sec | b/s | Gibits | | gigabytes/sec | B/s | GBs | | gigabits/sec | b/s | Gbits | | tebibytes/sec | B/s | TiBs | | tebibits/sec | b/s | Tibits | | terabytes/sec | B/s | TBs | | terabits/sec | b/s | Tbits | | pebibytes/sec | B/s | PiBs | | pebibits/sec | b/s | Pibits | | petabytes/sec | B/s | PBs | | petabits/sec | b/s | Pbits | ## Date & time | Name | Unit | ID | | --------------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------- | | Datetime ISO | | dateTimeAsIso | | Datetime ISO (No date if today) | | dateTimeAsIsoNoDateIfToday | | Datetime US | | dateTimeAsUS | | Datetime US (No date if today) | | dateTimeAsUSNoDateIfToday | | Datetime local | | dateTimeAsLocal | | Datetime local (No date if today) | | dateTimeAsLocalNoDateIfToday | | Datetime default | | dateTimeAsSystem | | From Now | | dateTimeFromNow | ## Energy | Name | Unit | ID | | ------------------------------- | ----- | ------------- | | Watt (W) | W | watt | | Kilowatt (kW) | W | kwatt | | Megawatt (MW) | W | megwatt | | Gigawatt (GW) | W | gwatt | | Milliwatt (mW) | W | mwatt | | Watt per square meter (W/m²) | W/m² | Wm2 | | Volt-Ampere (VA) | VA | voltamp | | Kilovolt-Ampere (kVA) | VA | kvoltamp | | Volt-Ampere reactive (VAr) | VAr | voltampreact | | Kilovolt-Ampere reactive (kVAr) | VAr | kvoltampreact | | Watt-hour (Wh) | Wh | watth | | Watt-hour per Kilogram (Wh/kg) | Wh/kg | watthperkg | | Kilowatt-hour (kWh) | Wh | kwatth | | Kilowatt-min (kWm) | W-Min | kwattm | | Megawatt-hour (MWh) | Wh | mwatth | | Ampere-hour (Ah) | Ah | amph | | Kiloampere-hour (kAh) | Ah | kamph | | Milliampere-hour (mAh) | Ah | mamph | | Joule (J) | J | joule | | Electron volt (eV) | eV | ev | | Ampere (A) | A | amp | | Kiloampere (kA) | A | kamp | | Milliampere (mA) | A | mamp | | Volt (V) | V | volt | | Kilovolt (kV) | V | kvolt | | Millivolt (mV) | V | mvolt | | Decibel-milliwatt (dBm) | dBm | dBm | | Milliohm (mΩ) | Ω | mohm | | Ohm (Ω) | Ω | ohm | | Kiloohm (kΩ) | Ω | kohm | | Megaohm (MΩ) | Ω | Mohm | | Farad (F) | F | farad | | Microfarad (µF) | F | µfarad | | Nanofarad (nF) | F | nfarad | | Picofarad (pF) | F | pfarad | | Femtofarad (fF) | F | ffarad | | Henry (H) | H | henry | | Millihenry (mH) | H | mhenry | | Microhenry (µH) | H | µhenry | | Lumens (Lm) | Lm | lumens | ## Flow | Name | Unit | ID | | ----------------------- | ------ | -------- | | Gallons/min (gpm) | gpm | flowgpm | | Cubic meters/sec (cms) | cms | flowcms | | Cubic feet/sec (cfs) | cfs | flowcfs | | Cubic feet/min (cfm) | cfm | flowcfm | | Litre/hour | L/h | litreh | | Litre/min (L/min) | L/min | flowlpm | | milliLitre/min (mL/min) | mL/min | flowmlpm | | Lux (lx) | lux | lux | ## Force | Name | Unit | ID | | ----------------------- | ---- | -------- | | Newton-meters (Nm) | Nm | forceNm | | Kilonewton-meters (kNm) | Nm | forcekNm | | Newtons (N) | N | forceN | | Kilonewtons (kN) | N | forcekN | ## Hash rate | Name | Unit | ID | | -------------- | ---- | --- | | hashes/sec | H/s | Hs | | kilohashes/sec | H/s | KHs | | megahashes/sec | H/s | MHs | | gigahashes/sec | H/s | GHs | | terahashes/sec | H/s | THs | | petahashes/sec | H/s | PHs | | exahashes/sec | H/s | EHs | ## Mass | Name | Unit | ID | | -------------- | ---- | ------ | | milligram (mg) | g | massmg | | gram (g) | g | massg | | pound (lb) | lb | masslb | | kilogram (kg) | g | masskg | | metric ton (t) | t | masst | ## Length | Name | Unit | ID | | --------------- | ---- | -------- | | millimeter (mm) | m | lengthmm | | inch (in) | in | lengthin | | feet (ft) | ft | lengthft | | meter (m) | m | lengthm | | kilometer (km) | m | lengthkm | | mile (mi) | mi | lengthmi | ## Pressure | Name | Unit | ID | | ----------------- | ---- | ------------ | | Millibars | bar | pressurembar | | Bars | bar | pressurebar | | Kilobars | bar | pressurekbar | | Pascals | Pa | pressurepa | | Hectopascals | hPa | pressurehpa | | Kilopascals | kPa | pressurekpa | | Inches of mercury | "Hg | pressurehg | | PSI | psi | pressurepsi | ## Radiation | Name | Unit | ID | | ------------------------- | ---- | --------- | | Becquerel (Bq) | Bq | radbq | | curie (Ci) | Ci | radci | | Gray (Gy) | Gy | radgy | | rad | rad | radrad | | Sievert (Sv) | Sv | radsv | | milliSievert (mSv) | Sv | radmsv | | microSievert (µSv) | Sv | radusv | | rem | rem | radrem | | Exposure (C/kg) | C/kg | radexpckg | | roentgen (R) | R | radr | | Sievert/hour (Sv/h) | Sv/h | radsvh | | milliSievert/hour (mSv/h) | Sv/h | radmsvh | | microSievert/hour (µSv/h) | Sv/h | radusvh | ## Rotational Speed | Name | Unit | ID | | ---------------------------- | ----- | ------- | | Revolutions per minute (rpm) | rpm | rotrpm | | Hertz (Hz) | Hz | rothz | | Kilohertz (kHz) | Hz | rotkhz | | Megahertz (MHz) | Hz | rotmhz | | Gigahertz (GHz) | Hz | rotghz | | Radians per second (rad/s) | rad/s | rotrads | | Degrees per second (°/s) | °/s | rotdegs | ## Temperature | Name | Unit | ID | | --------------- | ---- | ---------- | | Celsius (°C) | °C | celsius | | Fahrenheit (°F) | °F | fahrenheit | | Kelvin (K) | K | kelvin | ## Time | Name | Unit | ID | | ----------------------- | ---- | ------------ | | Hertz (1/s) | Hz | hertz | | nanoseconds (ns) | | ns | | microseconds (µs) | | µs | | milliseconds (ms) | | ms | | seconds (s) | | s | | minutes (m) | | m | | hours (h) | | h | | days (d) | | d | | duration (ms) | | dtdurationms | | duration (s) | | dtdurations | | duration (hh\:mm\:ss) | | dthms | | duration (d hh\:mm\:ss) | | dtdhms | | Timeticks (s/100) | | timeticks | | clock (ms) | | clockms | | clock (s) | | clocks | ## Throughput | Name | Unit | ID | | ------------------ | ------ | ------ | | counts/sec (cps) | c/s | cps | | ops/sec (ops) | ops/s | ops | | requests/sec (rps) | req/s | reqps | | reads/sec (rps) | rd/s | rps | | writes/sec (wps) | wr/s | wps | | I/O ops/sec (iops) | io/s | iops | | events/sec (eps) | evt/s | eps | | messages/sec (mps) | msg/s | mps | | records/sec (rps) | rec/s | recps | | rows/sec (rps) | rows/s | rowsps | | counts/min (cpm) | c/m | cpm | | ops/min (opm) | ops/m | opm | | requests/min (rpm) | req/m | reqpm | | reads/min (rpm) | rd/m | rpm | | writes/min (wpm) | wr/m | wpm | | events/min (epm) | evts/m | epm | | messages/min (mpm) | msgs/m | mpm | | records/min (rpm) | rec/m | recpm | | rows/min (rpm) | rows/m | rowspm | ## Velocity | Name | Unit | ID | | ---------------------- | ---- | ------------ | | meters/second (m/s) | m/s | velocityms | | kilometers/hour (km/h) | km/h | velocitykmh | | miles/hour (mph) | mph | velocitymph | | knot (kn) | kn | velocityknot | ## Volume | Name | Unit | ID | | ------------------ | ---- | ------- | | millilitre (mL) | L | mlitre | | litre (L) | L | litre | | cubic meter | m³ | m3 | | Normal cubic meter | Nm³ | Nm3 | | cubic decimeter | dm³ | dm3 | | gallons | gal | gallons | ## Boolean | Name | Unit | ID | | ------------ | ---- | ------------- | | True / False | | bool | | Yes / No | | bool\_yes\_no | | On / Off | | bool\_on\_off |