18 Introduction to the manual
Terms and abbreviations
The following units and abbreviations might appear in this manual.
General terms
Unit / term /
abbreviation
Description
WWatt
A Ampere
Ω Ohm
μF microfarad
pF picofarad
mH millihenry
Φ phase
ms millisecond
μs microsecond
ns nanosecond
mm millimeter
m meter
in inch
ft feet
cu.ft cubic feet
lbf-in pound force inch (torque)
N·m Newton meter (torque)
ADC Analog to Digital Converter
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
AWG American Wire Gauge
CDROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CiA CAN in Automation International Users and Manufacturers Group e.V.
CTRL+E on the PC keyboard, press Ctrl and E at the same time.
DAC Digital to Analog Converter
DS402 CiA Device Profile for Drives and Motion Control
EDS Electronic Data Sheet
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
HMI Human Machine Interface
ISO International Standards Organization
Kbit/s kilobits per second
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
Mbit/s megabits per second
MB megabytes
MMC Mint Machine Center