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Operating Instructions
LMS500 Product Family
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Abbreviations
BCC Block character check
CAN Controller area network = standardised fieldbus system with message-based protocol for
exchanging data
CoLa Communication Language = proprietary SOPAS ET communication language (ASCII =
CoLaFA or binary = CoLaFB)
CS Checksum
EEPROM Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
HTML Hypertext markup language = page description language on the Internet
LED Light Emitting Diode
LMS SICK AG laser measurement system
RAM Random access memory = volatile memory with direct access
ROM Read-only memory (permanent)
SOPAS ET SICK OPEN PORTAL for APPLICATION and SYSTEMS Engineering Tool = configuration
software for the configuration of the LMS500/511