SIMATIC MV420 / SIMATIC MV440
Operating Instructions, 04/2013, A5E02371045-06
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List of abbreviations and acronyms
C
Abbreviation/symbol Explanation
° Degrees
°C Degrees Celsius
A Ampere (SI unit of electric current)
AIM Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility
ANSI American National Standards Institute - the name of the US institute for
standardizing industrial processes etc.
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASM Interface module, synonym of communication module
STL Statement List
BF Bus fault
Bit Binary digit
Byte Binary term (1 byte = 8 bits)
approx. approximately
CD Compact Disk
CCD Charge Coupled Device
CE Communautés Européenes (French for European Communities)
cm² Square centimeter
CPU Central Processing Unit
CSV Character Separated Values
DB Data block
DC Direct Current
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DI Digital Input
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (German standards association)
DISA Disable
DMC Data Matrix Code
DNS Domain Name System
DO Digital Output
DP Distributed Peripheral I/O
DPM Direct Part Marking
DVD Digital Versatile Disk
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EIA Electronic Industries Alliance
EMC Electro Magnetic Compatibility
EN Europäische Norm (European standard)
ES Product version