1. Introduction
1.4. Notational Conventions
16#•••• | Value expressed in hexadecimal, which is equivalent to the H••••, ••••h and 0x•••• notations, |
| sometimes used in other documents. N.B. The AbcConf software uses the 0x•••• notation. |
| E.g. 16#0100 = 0x0100 = 256. |
02#•••• •••• | Value expressed in binary. The number of ‘•’ digits depends on the size of the item of data |
| represented. Each nibble (group of 4 bits) is separated from the other nibbles by a space. |
| Examples: byte 2#0010 0111 = 39, word 2#0110 1001 1101 0001 = 16#69D1 = 27089. |
AbcConf | Abbreviation that refers to the tool used to configure and implement the LUFP9 gateway: “ABC- |
| LUFP Configurator”. |
ATS | Abbreviation of “Altistart” (soft start- soft stop unit). |
ATV | Abbreviation of “Altivar” (drive). |
CRC | Cyclical Redundancy Check. |
LED | |
EDS | Electronic Data Sheet. Refers to the file format (“.eds” extension) which allow a tool used for |
| configuring and preparing DeviceNet masters to configure their exchanges using this same |
| protocol. |
Fieldbus | A term referring to the upstream DeviceNet network in AbcConf. |
Handshake | An old term referring to the two registers used for initializing and carrying out diagnostics of the |
| LUFP9 gateway. This term has been replaced by the expression “Control/Status Byte”. |
LRC | Longitudinal Redundancy Check. |
Node | A term referring to the connection point of a Modbus slave under AbcConf. |
ODVA | Open DeviceNet Vendor Association, Inc. |
LSB: | Least significant byte in a |
MSB: | Most significant byte in a |
A term referring to the downstream Modbus network under AbcConf. | |
XML | EXtensive Markup Language. The language used by AbcConf to import/export the configuration |
| of a Modbus slave. |
1.5. Additional Documentation
In the case of Modbus slaves, the features, services and adjustment of the Modbus communications are not dealt with in this document.
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