ABB NPBA-12 - PROFIBUS Abbreviations

Appendix B – Definitions and Abbreviations
NPBA-12 Installation and Start-up Guide B-3
PROFIBUS Abbreviations
The text in italics is the original German term.
.con Confirmation
.ind Indication
.req Request
.res Response
ACT Actual Value
Istwert
AK Request Label/Response Label
Auftragskennung/Antwortkennung
ALI Application Layer Interface
CR Communication Reference
Kommunikationsreferenz (Kommunikationsbeziehung)
DP Decentralised Periphery
Dezentrale Peripherie
DP-ALI Application Layer Interface for DP
DPV1 PROFIBUS-DP Extensions to the EN 50170 standard,
including e.g. acyclic data exchange
FDL Fieldbus Data Link
FMS Fieldbus Message Specification
FSU Manufacturer Specific Interface
Firmenspezifischer Umsetzer
HIW Main Actual Value
Hauptistwert
HSW Main Reference
Hauptsollwert
ISW see ACT
KR (KB) see CR
PA Process Automation
Prozessautomatisierung
PD Process Data
Prozessdaten
PKE Parameter Identification
Parameter-Kennung
PKW Parameter Identification Value
Parameter-Kennung-Wert