About This User Manual Terminology
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Terms that uniquely apply to this User Manual are listed in the following table.
Table 1. Terminology
Term/Acronym Description
ABB Drives ABB Oy, Drives Group
AC 800M A hardware platform, comprising Processor Units,
communication interfaces and other supporting devices,
that can be configured to provide a controller.
AC 800M Controller A controller configured from the AC 800M hardware
platform and Controller FW for AC
800M.
AC 800M HI Controller A controller configured from a relevant selection of the
AC
800M hardware platform and Controller Firmware for
AC
800M HI.
Central I/O Input/Output units, mounted onto a DIN-rail, and directly
connected to the AC 800M controller via ModuleBus.
CEX-Bus Communication Expansion Bus, (for communication
units).
DDCS Distributed Drives Communication System
DIN-rail Industry standard ‘Top Hat’ type mounting rail.
DriveBus Communication link dedicated for ABB drives.
DriveDebug Diagnostic Tool
DriveWindow Commissioning and Maintenance Tool
EMC Electro-Magnetic Compatibility.
Ethernet Network cabling system according to IEEE802.3.
Ethernet Address The term Ethernet address is often used in extended
meaning to refer to the hardware addresses of not only
Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) hardware, but also Wireless
(IEEE 802.11) hardware, and FDDI (ISO 9314), see also
MAC-address.
FCI Fieldbus Communication Interface.