MCS100FT Operating Instructions 8011893/2012-07 (V2-1) © SICK AG2
Document Information
Document ID
Title: Operating Instructions MCS100FT
Part No.: 8011893
Version: 2-1
Release: 2012-07
Product
Product name: MCS100FT
Manufacturer
SICK AG
Erwin-Sick-Str. 1 · 79183 Waldkirch · Germany
Tel.: +49 7641 469-0
Fax: +49 7641 469-11 49
E-Mail: info.pa@sick.de
Trademarks
Modbus is a trademark of Schneider Automation.
PROFIBUS a trademark of Profibus Nutzerorganisation e.V.
Other product names used in this document may also be trade-
marks and are only used for identification purposes.
Original documents
The English edition 8011893 of this document is an original docu-
ment of the manufacturer.
SICK AG assumes no liability for the correctness of an unauthor-
ized translation.
Contact the publisher in case of doubt.
Legal information
Subject to change without notice
© SICK AG. All rights reserved.
Glossary
a.u.: “arbitrary unit“ (indefinite 2012-07 value).
CAN-Bus: Control Area Network. A field bus.
CompactFlash®-Disc: Memory card.
Ethernet: Computer networking technology. Basis for network pro-
tocols, e.g. TCP/IP.
ESD: Electrostatic Discharge
Field bus: An industrial communication system connecting a vari-
ety of field equipment such as analyzers, measuring sensors, actu-
ators and drives with a control unit.
Firewall: Safety concept of software and hardware components to
restrict access to computer networks.
Modbus®: Field bus communication protocol
PROFIBUS®: Field bus communication protocol
OLE: Object Linking and Embedding. Standardized data interface
(Microsoft Corporation)
OPC: Openness, Productivity, Collaboration. Standardized data
interface (OPC Foundation
TM
).
Span gas: Test gas with a concentration of approx. 75% of the full
scale limit.
SOPAS (SICK Open Portal for Applications and Systems): SICK
Parameter Setting and Data Calculation Software.
SOPAS ET: SOPAS PC Engineering Tool. Configuration protocol.
TCP/IP: Network protocol.