Siemens SIMATIC MV500 - List of abbreviations

SIMATIC MV500
Operating Instructions, 03/2021, C79000-G8976-C494-05
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List of abbreviations
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Abbreviation/symbol
Explanation
°
Degree
°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.
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 Disc
CCD
Charge Coupled Device
CE
Communautés Européenes (French for European Communities)
CM
Communication module
cm²
Square centimeters
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 Disc
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EIA
Electronic Industries Alliance
EMC
Electro Magnetic Compatibility
EN
Europäische Norm (European standard)
ES
Product version
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
FB
Function Block
FBD
Function Block Diagram