Terms and Abbreviations¶

PROFINET¶
CAT 5	ETHERNET cable for 100 MHz data size
CAT 5e	ETHERNET cable for 100 MHz data size for Gigabit-ETHERNET
CAT 6	ETHERNET cable for 250 MHz data size
CAT 7	ETHERNET cable for 600 MHz data size
CAT 8	ETHERNET cable for 1 GBit data size
GSDML	Device data sheet in XML
IO Controller	Conform to a master in a PROFINET network
IO Device	Conform to a slave in a PROFINET network
IO Supervisor	PC-based engineering tool for initial operating or rather diagnosis
IRT	Isochronous Real-Time
NRT	Non-Real-Time
PNO	PROFIBUS Nutzer-Organisation
PROFINET	Process Fieldbus Network
PROFINET CBA	PROFINETComponent Based Automation for complex assembly modules
PROFINET IO	PROFINET for decentralized field bus devices, motion control, etc.
RT	Real-Time
VLAN-Tag	Virtual Local Area Network Tag, advanced telegram for ETHERNET telegram priority

CANOPEN

CAL	CAN Application Layer
CAN	Controller Area Network
CiA	CAN in Automation e.V.
DLC	Data Length Code
EDS	Electronic Data Sheet
ISO	International Standardization Organization
NMT	Network Management
OD	Object Directory
PDO	Process Data Object
RTR	Remote Transmission Request
SDO	Service Data Object

PROFIBUS DP

PROFIBUS DP	Process Fieldbus - Decentral Periphery
DPM1	DP master (class 1), normal bus master
DPM2	DP master (class 2), commissioning device
DPS	DP slave, I/O module
GSD	Modules master data
DPV1	Guideline for functional expansions of PROFIBUS DP
PNO	PROFIBUS Nutzer Organisation (PROFIBUS user organization)

ETHERCAT

CAT 5	ETHERNET cable for 100 MHz data size
CAT 5e	ETHERNET cable for 100 MHz data size for Gigabit-ETHERNET
CAT 6	ETHERNET cable for 250 MHz data size
CAT 7	ETHERNET cable for 600 MHz data size
CAT 8	ETHERNET cable for 1 GBit data size
CoE	CAN over ETHERCAT
DC	Distributed Clock
DDF	Device Description File in XML format
ETG	ETHERCAT Technology Group
ETHERCAT	ETHERNET for Control Automation Technology
FMMU	Fieldbus Memory Management Unit
NRT	Non Real-Time
RT	Real-Time
WKC	Working Counter