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Terminology used
Term
Meaning
CL-RPC
Connectionless Remote Procedure Call
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 ( 17)
Siemens software for programming and configuring Siemens SIMATIC S7 PLC:
• »STEP7«
EtherCAT® (Ethernet for Controller and Automation Technology) is an Ethernet-
based fieldbus system which fulfils 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 into the bus system (PROFINET)
Field device
GSDML file
A GSDML file described the properties of a field device.
It is described with the XML-based language GSDML (General Station
Description Markup Language).
I/O device
PROFINET slave
I/O master
PROFINET master
The I/O master takes over the master function for data communication of the
decentralised field devices. The I/O master is usually the communication
interface of a PLC.
Inverter
Generic term for Lenze frequency inverters, Servo Inverters
PDO
Process Data Object
PLC
Programmable Logic Controller
(German designation: SPS - Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerung)
PROFINET® (Process Field Network) is a real-time capable fieldbus system based
on Ethernet.
PROFINET® is a registered trademark and patented technology licensed by the
PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) user organisation.
RT over UDP
Real Time over User Datagram Protocol
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".