ABB FEPL-02 Ethernet POWERLINK - Terms and Abbreviations Used in this Manual; General Terms and Abbreviations; Ethernet POWERLINK Terms and Abbreviations

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Terms and abbreviations used in this manual
 General terms and abbreviations
 Ethernet POWERLINK terms and abbreviations
Term/abbreviation Explanation
Command word See Control word.
Communication module Communication module is a name for a device
(eg, a fieldbus adapter) through which the drive
is connected to an external communication
network (eg, a fieldbus). The communication
with the module is activated with a drive
parameter.
Control word 16-bit or 32-bit word from master to slave with
bit-coded control signals (sometimes called the
Command word).
FEPL-02 Ethernet
POWERLINK adapter
module
One of the optional fieldbus adapter modules
available for ABB drives. FEPL-02 is a device
through which an ABB drive is connected to an
Ethernet POWERLINK network.
Parameter Operating instruction for the drive. Parameters
can be read and programmed with the drive
control panel, drive PC tools or through the
adapter module.
Profile Adaptation of the protocol for certain application
field, for example, drives.
In this manual, drive-internal profiles (eg, DCU
or FBA) are called native profiles.
Status word 16-bit or 32-bit word from slave to master with
bit-coded status messages.
Term/abbreviation Explanation
CN Controlled Node; A node in a POWERLINK
network without the ability to manage the
SCNM mechanism.
Device description file All device-specific information is stored in the
Device Description File (XDD) of each device.