AKD2G-S Installation, Safety 1 | 2 General
2.4 Abbreviations Used
Abbreviations related to functional safety (➜ # 125).
Abbreviation Meaning
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Ω Ohms
A#, AXIS# A# or AXIS# are placeholders for the axis number. Used with keywords or
signal names
AGND Analog ground
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
F-SMA Fiber optic cable connector according to IEC 60874-2
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 Main significant byte (or bit)
NI Zero pulse
OSSD Output Signal Switching Device
PC Personal computer
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 discussed (in process)
VAC Volts, alternating current
VDC Volts, direct current
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