Schneider Electric 890USE19600 Version 1.0, INTERBUS Basic Network Interface Module Fsdp, Gsd

Glossary

FSD_P	Fipio standard device profile. On a Fipio network, the standard device profile type
	for agents whose data length is more than two words and equal to or less than eight
	words.
full scale	The maximum level in a specific range—e.g., in an analog input circuit the maximum
	allowable voltage or current level is at full scale when any increase beyond that level
	is over-range.
function block	A function block performs a specific automation function, such as speed control. A
	function block comprises configuration data and a set of operating parameters.
function code	A function code is an instruction set commanding one or more slave devices at a
	specified address(es) to perform a type of action, e.g., read a set of data registers
	and respond with the content.

G

gateway	A program or /hardware that passes data between networks.
global_ID	global_identifier. A 16-bit integer that uniquely identifies a device’s location on a
	network. A global_ID is a symbolic address that is universally recognized by all other
	devices on the network.
GSD	generic slave data (file). A device description file, supplied by the device’s
	manufacturer, that defines a device’s functionality on a Profibus DP network.

H

HMI	human-machine interface An operator interface, usually graphical, for industrial
	equipment.
HMI	human-machine interface An operator interface, usually graphical, for industrial
	equipment.
hot swapping	Replacing a component with a like component while the system remains
	operational. When the replacement component is installed, it begins to function
	automatically.
HTTP	hypertext transfer protocol. The protocol that a web server and a client browser use
	to communicate with one another.

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