JVL Industri Elektronik A/S - User Manual - Ethernet for MAC and MIS motors 161
7.1 Introduction to Modbus TCP/IP®
7.1.2 Abbreviations
The below general used terms are useful to know before reading the following chapters.
100Base-Tx 100 MBit Ethernet on twisted pairs
IP Internet Protocol - IP address ~ the logical address of the device which is
user configurable.
MAC Media Access Controller - MAC address ~ the hardware address of the de-
vice.
MacTalk A windows PC based program supplied from JVL. This is an overall program
to install, adjust and monitor the function of the motor and a module in
stalled in the motor.
TCP Transfer Control Protocol (an IP based protocol used widely on the inter-
net)
UDP User Datagram protocol (an IP based protocol used widely on the internet)
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (Automatic configuration of IP ad-
dress netmask and gateway from a DHCP server).