Contents and general safety instructions
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Festo P.BE-CPX-PNIO-EN en 1407c English
Term/abbreviation Significance
FEC Control block, e.g. CPX-FEC, usable as:
– stand-alone system controller (PLC, Stand Alone operating mode)
– system controller ( PLC, Remote Controller operating mode)
– fieldbus slave (Remote I/O operating mo de)
FMT Festo Maintenance Tool (CPX-FMT); configuration and programming
software fo r CPX modules for commissioning and service purposes
FO Fibre-optic cable ( FOC, fibre optics)
FOC Fibre-optic cable
FSU “Fast Start-up”, also designated “Prioritized S tart-up” or “Fast
Restart”; fur ther information can be found in section B.1.3
I Digital input
IB Input byte
I/O modules Collective t erm for the CPX mo dule s which provide digital inputs and
outputs
I/Os Digital inputs and outputs
IPC Industrial PC
MAC addre ss Permanently assigned hardware address (“physical address”) for
Ethernet network devices or network adapters – for unique
identification in the worldwide computer network (Media Access
Control addre ss)
MDI Medium Dependent Interface
MMI User interface (Man-Machine Interface)
Operator unit ( CPX-MMI) Operator unit (CPX-MMI) for CPX modules for commissioning and
service purposes, also designated as “Handheld”
PLC Programmable logic controller, also designated system controller or
controller for short ( see also SPS)
PLC Programmable Logic Controller (German: Speicherprogrammierbare
Steuerung (SPS))
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