Glossary   
 
  SIMATIC IPC547D 
124  Operating Instructions, 06/2011, A5E03473780-01 
Cache 
High-speed access buffer for interim storage (buffering) of requested data. 
CE marking 
Communauté Européene The CE mark confirms compliance of the product with 
corresponding EC Directives, for example, with the EMC Directive. 
Chipset 
Located on the motherboard, connects the processor with the RAM, the graphics controller, 
the PCI bus, and the external interfaces. 
Cold restart 
A start sequence, starting when the computer is switched on. The system usually performs 
some basic hardware checks within the cold start sequence, and then loads the operating 
system from the hard disk to work memory -> boot 
COM interface 
The COM interface is a serial V.24 interface. The interface is suitable for asynchronous data 
transfer. 
Compact Flash cards (CF) 
Compact Flash is a digital storage medium in card format and without moving parts. The CF 
card contains the non-volatile memory and the controller. The interface of the CF card 
corresponds with the IDE interface. CF cards can be operated without additional electronics 
on PCMCIA or IDE hard disk controllers using a plug and socket adapter. There are two 
design forms: CF-I (42.6 x 36.4 x 3.3 mm) and CF-II (42.8 x 36.4 x 5 mm). 
Configuration files 
These are files containing data which define the configuration after restart. Examples of such 
files are CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT and the registry files . 
Configuration software 
The configuration software updates the device configuration when new modules are installed 
. This is done either by copying the configuration files supplied with the module or by manual 
configuration using the configuration utility. 
Controller 
Integrated hardware and software controllers that control the functions of certain internal or 
peripheral devices (for example, the keyboard controller).