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DIN-rail Industry standard ‘Top Hat’ type mounting rail.
EMC Electro-Magnetic Compatibility.
Ethernet Network cabling system according to IEEE802.3.
Ethernet Address The same as Media Access Control (Ex. MAC layer in
IEE802.3 = transceiver + cable).
FCI Fieldbus Communication Interface.
FF FOUNDATION Fieldbus - Standard based on
IEC 1158-2.
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission.
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
INSUM INtegrated System for User optimized Motor control.
LED Light Emitting Diode.
LVD Low Voltage Directive.
MAC address See Ethernet Address.
Unit A hardware unit, with or without accommodated
software.
Node A computer communicating on a network, e.g. the
Internet, Plant, Control or IO network. Each node
typically has a unique node address with a format
depending on the network it is connected to.
PELV Protected Extra Low Voltage (power supply).
PROFIBUS DP Open, vendor-independent fieldbus for time-critical
communication between controllers and distributed
peripherals.
PROFIBUS DP-V1 See PROFIBUS DP.
PROM Programmable Read-Only Memory.
Table 1. Terminology (Continued)
Term/Acronym Description
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