HMS CM CANopen - Conventions & Terminology; Glossary; Support

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CM CANopen Module for SIMATIC S7-1200
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P.4 Conventions & Terminology
The following conventions are used throughout this document:
• Numbered lists provide sequential steps
• Bulleted lists provide information, not procedural steps
• The term ‘user’ refers to the person or persons responsible for installing the CM CANopen mod-
ule in a network.
• Hexadecimal values are written in the format NNNNh, where NNNN is the hexadecimal value.
• Decimal values are represented as NNNN where NNNN is the decimal value
• A byte always consists of 8 bits
P.5 Glossary
P.6 Support
For general contact information and where to find support, please refer to the contact and sup-
port pages at www.hms-networks.com.
Term Meaning
Byte 8 bits
COP CANopen
User Person or persons responsible for installing the CM CANopen module
Higher Level Network CANopen
Network
Fieldbus
RO Read only. A register, parameter or object labeled RO can only be read, not written.
RW Read/Write. A register, parameter or object labeled RW can both be read and written
EDS
Electronic Data Sheet. A file that describes the properties of a network device, in this case a
CANopen device.