Rockwell Automation 1784-PCMK PCMK Communication Card Installation Manual - Manual (Page 73)

Publication 1784-UM519C-EN-P - September 2006
Glossary
adapter
The hardware that connects the computer bus to the 68-pin PC card
sockets in the PCMCIA slot. See also socket.
application programming interface
The set of services that an operating system makes available to
programs that run under it.
binary file
A name that denotes any file that is not a text file, such as an
executable file.
Card Identification Structure
A data structure written on every PC card that complies with the
PCMCIA standard. Card Identification Structure (CIS) contains
configuration information about the PC card and communicates it to
the computer.
Card Services
The software interface the coordinates traffic among the computer
and the PC cards, sockets, and system resources. See also Socket
Services.
DH+
Data Highway Plus link. An Allen-Bradley token-passing baseband
link for a local area network.
DH485 link
Data Highway 485 link. An Allen-Bradley token-passing baseband
link for a local area network based on the RS-485 standard.