ALSPA PROFIBUS Field Bus Coupler Glossary
(09/06) Technical Manual Glossary 1
Glossary
The following terms and acronyms are used within the text of this manual:
BDM Basic Drive Module, the control board that integrates
the functions of the CDC and the PIB. It is used on
smaller range of MV3000e drives.
CDC Common Drive Controller, the control board for the
MV3000e range of drives.
CW Control word.
H Used in this manual to indicate a number is
hexadecimal.
PE Protective earth.
PIB Power Interface Board, the control board which
interfaces the CDC to the output switching devices.
PROFIBUS Pro
cess Fieldbus.
PROFIBUS-DP PROFIBUS Decentralised Periphery protocol.
PROFIBUS-FMS PROFIBUS Field Message Specification protocol.
PROFIDRIVE PROFIBUS Profile for Variable Speed Drives .
PPO Parameter process data object, the data telegram
defined by PROFIDRIVE to transfer data between
PROFIBUS-DP master and slaves.
PZD Process Data, a data element within the PPO.
VSD Variable Speed Drive.