Lenze PROFIBUS Controller-based Automation - Manual (Page 8)

1 About this documentation
1.3 Terminology used
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Lenze · Controller-based Automation · PROFIBUS® Communication Manual · DMS 4.3 EN · 04/2014 · TD17
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1.3 Terminology used
Term Meaning
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 ( 21)
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 Controller (PLC) and inverter integrated in the bus system (PROFIBUS)
Field device
GSD / GSE
Device data base file (device description for PROFIBUS stations)
Inverter Generic term for Lenze frequency inverters, Servo Inverters
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
(German designation: SPS - Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerung)
PROFIBUS® (Process Fieldbus) is a common fieldbus system for the automation of machines
and production lines.
PROFIBUS® is a registered trademark and patented technology licensed by the PROFIBUS &
PROFINET International user organisation (PI).
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".