Abbreviations
C.1 Abbreviations
SIMATIC Field PG M6
116 Operating Instructions, 12/2018, A5E43198909-AA
Multilanguage User Interface
Language localization in Windows
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Associa-
tion
Syndicate of manufacturers of electrical compo-
nents in the USA
PCAP Projected capacitive touch screen technol-
ogy
Technology for touch screen fronts. The touch
screen with PCAP features a rugged, smooth
glass front that is especially suited for in industrial
environments. Advantages of this glass front are,
for example, glare suppression, EM- or UV-
shielding glasses, vision protection when viewed
PXE Preboot Execution Environment Software for running new PCs without hard disk
Radio Frequency Identification
Reliable Transfer Service
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Fault diagnostic program for the drive
Storage medium (not volatile)
Serial number of the device
TFT Thin-Film-Transistor Type of LCD flat-screen
Asynchronous data transfer
TxD Transmit Data Data transfer signal
UL Underwriters Laboratories Inc. US organization for tests and certifications ac-
cording to own or binational standards (with CSA
V.24 ITU-T standardized recommendation for data
transfer via serial ports
VDE Verein deutscher Elektrotechniker (Union
of German Electrical Engineers)
VT Virtualization Technology Intel technology with which a virtually closed
environment can be made available.
VT-D Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O Enables the direct assignment of a device (e.g.
network adapter) to a virtual device.
Wireless local area network