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1.3 Abbreviations used / Terminology
Hexadecimal representation
Application Process Identifier
Category:
Cable classification also used for Ethernet
Denotes Encoder Profile Class 3 or 4
Cylic Redundancy Check (redundancy check)
Diagnostic Coverage
Average diagnostic coverage
ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
Planning, commissioning tool
generally means the Safety or Fail-safe
Safety device for safety applications
Compromise between technical safety requirements and the theoretical possibility
that an error occurs
Safety controller for security applications
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, methods used in reliability engineering to
detect potential weaknesses
Part of the overall system safety, which depends on the correct functioning of
safety instrumented systems for risk reduction. Functional safety is ensured when
each safety function is executed as specified.
Generic Station Description (GSD file)
Generic Station Description (Markup Language)
Identification & Maintenance
International Electrotechnical Commission
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IO Consumer Status: status indication by the Consumer of an IO data element
(good, bad with fault location)
IO Provider Status: status indication by the Provider of an IO data element (good,
bad with fault location)
Isochronous Real-Time Communication
International Standard Organisation
Media Access Control, Ethernet ID
Media Redundancy Protocol
Mean Time To Failure (dangerous)
Non-Real-Time Communication
Re-Integration
(User Acknowl-
edgment)
Switching from substitute values to process values
Publicly Available Specification