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2.3 Units and abbreviations
The following units and abbreviations are used in this manual:
V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volt (also VAC and VDC)
W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watt
A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ampere
Ω. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohm
µF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . microfarad pF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . picofarad mH . . . . . . . . . . . . . millihenry
Φ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . phase
ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . millisecond µs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . microsecond ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nanosecond
mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . millimeter m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . meter
in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inch ft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . feet
ADC | Analog to Digital Converter |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
AWG | American Wire Gauge |
CAL | CAN Application Layer |
CAN | Controller Area Network |
CDROM | Compact Disc Read Only Memory |
CiA | CAN in Automation International Users and Manufacturers Group e.V. |
CTRL+E | on the PC keyboard, press Ctrl then E at the same time. |
DAC | Digital to Analog Converter |
DS301 | CiA CANopen Application Layer and Communication Profile |
DS401 | CiA Device Profile for Generic I/O Devices |
DS402 | CiA Device Profile for Drives and Motion Control |
DS403 | CiA Device Profile for HMIs |
EDS | Electronic Data Sheet |
EMC | Electromagnetic Compatibility |
EPL | ETHERNET Powerlink |
HMI | Human Machine Interface |
ISO | International Standards Organization |
Kbaud | kilobaud (the same as Kbit/s in most applications) |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
Mbps | megabits/s |
MB | megabytes |
MMC | Mint Machine Center |
(NC) | Not Connected |
RF | Radio Frequency |
SSI | Synchronous Serial Interface |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol |
UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
MN1942 | Introduction |