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Communication manual 8400 motec EtherCAT®
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Conventions used
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Conventions used
This documentation uses the following conventions to distinguish different types of
information:
Type of information
Writing
Examples/notes
Numbers
Decimal
Standard notation
Example: 1234
Hexadecimal
0x[0 ... 9, A ... F]
Example: 0x60F4
Binary
• Nibble
In inverted commas
Point
Example: ’100’
Example: ’0110.0100’
Decimal separator
Point
The decimal point is generally used.
Example: 1234.56
Text
Program name
» «
PC software
Example: Lenze »Engineer«
Window
Italics
The Message window... / The Options dialog box...
Control element
Bold
The OK button... / The Copy command... / The
Properties tab... / The Name input field...
Sequence of menu
commands
If the execution of a command requires several
commands in succession, the individual commands
are separated by an arrow: Select the File
Open
command to...
Hyperlink
Optically highlighted reference to another subject
which is activated with a mouse-click.
Symbols
Page reference
Optically highlighted reference to another page
which is activated with a mouse-click.
Step-by-step instructions
Step-by-step instructions are indicated by a
pictograph.