Lenze CANopen Controller-based Automation - Manual (Page 9)

1 About this documentation
1.3 Terminology used
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1.3 Terminology used
Term Meaning
CAN CAN (Controller Area Network) is an asynchronous, serial fieldbus system.
CANopen® is a communication protocol based on CAN. The Lenze system bus (CAN on board)
operates with a subset of this communication protocol.
CANopen® is a registered Community Trade Mark of the CAN User Organisation CiA® (CAN
in Automation e. V.).
Code Parameter for parameterising or monitoring the field device. The term is also referred to as
"index" in common usage.
Controller The controller is the central component of the automation system which controls the Logic
and Motion functionalities (by means of the runtime software).
The controller communicates with the field devices via the fieldbus.
Engineering PC The Engineering PC and the Engineering tools installed serve to configure and parameterise
the system.
The Engineering PC communicates with the controller via Ethernet.
Engineering tools Lenze software solutions for simply engineering in all phases:
• »EASY Starter«
• »Engineer«
• »PLC Designer«
• »WebConfig«
• »VisiWinNET®«
• »IPC Backup & Restore«
 Lenze Engineering tools ( 19)
»PCAN view« is the basic version of the »PCAN explorer« program by PEAK System Technik
GmbH for the diagnostics of CAN networks.
EtherCAT® (Ethernet for Controller and Automation Technology) is an Ethernet-based
fieldbus system which meets the application profile for industrial real-time systems.
EtherCAT® is a registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by Beckhoff
Automation GmbH, Germany.
Fieldbus stations Lenze Controller and controller integrated into the bus system (CANopen)
Field device
PLC
Programmable Logic Controller
(German designation: SPS - Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerung)
Subcode If a code contains several parameters, they are stored in so-called "subcodes".
This manual uses a slash "/" as a separator between code and subcode (e.g. "C00118/3").
In normal usage, the term is also referred to as "Subindex".