Glossary
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Setting parameters
Setting parameters of individual stations on the bus and their modules in the configuration software of the
master.
Shield
Conductive screen of cables, enclosures and cabinets.
Shielding
Description of all measures and devices used to join installation components to the shield.
Short-circuit proof
Characteristic of electrical components. A short-circuit proof part withstands thermal and dynamic loads which
can occur at its place of installation due to a short circuit.
Station
A functional unit or I/O components consisting of a number of elements.
SUB-D connector
9-pin connector for connecting the fieldbus to the I/O-stations.
Terminating resistor
Resistor on both ends of a bus cable used to prevent interfering signal reflections and which provides bus cable
matching. Terminating resistors must always be the last component at the end of a bus segment.
To ground
Connection of a conductive component with the grounding connection via a grounding installation.
Topology
Geometrical structure of a network or the circuitry arrangement.
UART
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter. UART is a logic circuit which is used to convert an asynchronous
serial data sequence to a parallel bit sequence or vice versa.
Unidirectional
Working in one direction.