Firmware System software or hardware that has been written and
stored in a device's memory that controls the device.
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
GOOSE Generic Object Oriented Substation Event
HMI Human-machine interface
HW Hardware
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC 60870-5-103 Communication standard for protective equipment. A
serial master/slave protocol for point-to-point
communication.
IEC 61850 International standard for substation communication and
modelling.
IEC 61850-8-1 A communication protocol based on the IEC 61850
standard series and a standard for substation modelling.
IED Intelligent Electronic Device
IP address Internet protocol address is a set of four numbers
between 0 and 255, separated by periods. Each server
connected to the Internet is assigned a unique IP address
that specifies a location for the TCP/IP protocol.
LAN Local area network
LC Connector type for glass fibre cable.
LCD Liquid crystal display
LCP Liquid crystal polymer
LCT Life cycle traceability
LED Light-emitting diode
LHMI Local Human-Machine Interface
Modbus A serial communication protocol developed by the
Modicon company in 1979. Originally used for
communication in PLCs and RTU devices.
Modbus ASCII Modbus link mode. Character length 10 bits.
Modbus RTU Modbus link mode. Character length 11 bits.
Modbus TCP/IP Modbus RTU protocol which uses TCP/IP and Ethernet
to carry data between devices.
NCC Network control center
OPC OLE (object linking and embedding) for process control
PA Polyamide
PBT Polybutylene terephthalate
PC Personal Computer; Polycarbonate
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