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

Lenze · Controller-based Automation · EtherCAT® Communication Manual · DMS 6.4 EN · 04/2014 · TD17
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1 About this documentation
1.2 Conventions used
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1.2 Conventions used
This documentation uses the following conventions to distinguish different types of information:
Type of information Identification Examples/notes
Numbers
Decimal
Normal spelling Example: 1234
Decimal separator Point In general, the decimal point is used.
Example: 1234.56
Hexadecimal 0x[0 ... 9, A ... F] Example: 0x60F4
Binary
• Nibble
0b[0, 1] Example: ’0b0110’
Example: ’0b0110.0100’
Text
Program name
» « PC software
Example: Lenze »Engineer«
Window italics The message window... / The Options dialog box ...
Variable name Setting bEnable to TRUE...
Control element Bold The OK button ... / The Copy command ... / The Properties
tab ... / The Name input field ...
Sequence of menu
commands
If several successive commands are required for
executing a function, the individual commands are
separated from each other by an arrow: Select the
command File  Open to...
Shortcut Use to open the online help.
If a key combination is required for a command, a "+" is
placed between the key identifiers: With
+...
Program code Courier IF var1 < var2 THEN
a = a + 1
END IF
Keyword Courier bold
Hyperlink Underlined Optically highlighted reference to another topic. Can be
activated with a mouse-click in this documentation.
Icons
Page reference
( 9) Optically highlighted reference to another page. Can be
activated with a mouse-click in this documentation.
Step-by-step instructions  Step-by-step instructions are marked by a pictograph.