2.4 Abbreviations Used
Abbreviations related to functional safety (➜ # 181).
Abbreviation Meaning
(➜ # 53) "see page 53" in this document
➜ xyz "see chapter xyz" in this document
Ω Ohms
A#, AXIS# A# or AXIS# are placeholders for the axis number. Used with parameters or signal names
AGND Analog ground
AquadB In quadrature output, used for incremental encoder emulation
AMSL Above mean sea level
Axis Depends on context, either one AKD2G output stage or one load axis of the full motion system.
CAT Category
CE Communité Européenne
COM Serial interface for a personal computer
DGND Digital ground
EEPROM Electrically erasable programmable memory
EEO Emulated Encoder Output
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility
EMF Electromagnetic force
FS1, FS2, FS3 Functional Safety Option 1, 2, 3
FSoE Fail safe over EtherCAT
KAS Kollmorgen Automation Suite
KAS IDE Setup software (Kollmorgen Automation Suite Integrated Development Environment)
KDN Kollmorgen Developer Network
LED Light-emitting diode
LSB Low significant byte (or bit)
MSB Most significant byte (or bit)
NI Zero pulse
OSSD Output Signal Switching Device
PE Protective earth
PELV Protective Extra Low Voltage
PLC Programmable logic control
PWM Pulse-width modulation
RAM Random access memory (volatile memory)
RBrake/RB Regen resistor (also called a brake resistor)
RBext External regen resistor
RBint Internal regen resistor
RCD Residual current device
RES Resolver
S1 Continuous operation
tbd To be determined (in process)
VAC Volts, alternating current
VDC Volts, direct current
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