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User-defined Configuration Property Type (UCPT)

A non-standard data structure used for configuration of the application program in a L

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-certified devices must have UCPTs documented in resource files according to a

standard format, in order to allow the devices to be configured without the need for proprietary
configuration tools.

User-defined Functional Profile Template (UFPT)

A non-standard functional profile template defined by a device manufacturer. UFPTs should be used
only when there is no appropriate standard functional profile template (SFPT) defined. See Functional
Profile
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r more information about functional profile templates.

User-defined Network Variable Type (UNVT)

A non-standard network variable type defined by the manufacturer of a device. UNVTs should be
used only when there is no appropriate standard network variable type (SNVT) defined.
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format, in order to allow the devices to be interoperable.

Virtual Functional Block

A static functional block that that contains the network inputs and outputs for a device that are not part
of other functional blocks on the device.