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Terminology
A complete and comprehensive list of terms is included in System 800xA System
Guide Functional Description (3BSE038018*). The listing includes terms and
definitions that apply to the 800xA System where the usage is different from
commonly accepted industry standard definitions and definitions given in standard
dictionaries such as Webster’s Dictionary of Computer Terms. Terms that uniquely
apply to this User Manual are listed in the following table.
Term/Acronym Description
AC 800M ABB controller 800 series, general purpose process
controller series by ABB.
ADR Automatic Device Recovery: Feature of the DeviceNet
master which allows a slave node that has dropped off
the network to be replaced with another device of the
same type.
BWConfig BWConfig is an MS Windows application, which is used
to communicate with LD 800DN over a standard RS-232
serial link. BWConfig is used to set the IP address, MAC
ID, and upgrade firmware for the LD 800DN (Ethernet to
DeviceNet Gateway).
CIP Common Industrial Protocol.
Class 1 Communication I/O Communication which requires dedicated CIP
connection to be established.
Class 3 Communication I/O communication that uses symbolic representation
(tag based) to write data in to the Allen Bradley PLC.
DeviceNet Network The DeviceNet network is an open device level network
that provides connections between simple industrial
devices (such as sensors and actuators) and
higher-level devices (such as programmable controllers).
Devices Represents EtherNet/IP or DeviceNet device with
profiles (general purpose, modular, PLC, etc).
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