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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   |