Definitions and abbreviations
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Definitions and abbreviations
PROFIBUS definitions
Acyclic
Communication
Communication in which messages are sent only once
on request
Array
Parameter consisting of data fields of equal data type
Broadcast
Non-acknowledged message from master to all bus
participants (compare Multicast)
Command Word
See Control Word
Communication
Object
Any object of a real device that can be communicated
with (variable, program, data range, etc.). Stored locally
in the Object Dictionary.
Control Word
16-bit word from master to slave with bit-coded control
signals (sometimes called the Command Word).
Cyclic
Communication
Communication in which Parameter-/Process Data-
Objects are sent cyclically at pre-defined intervals
Device Class
Classification according to the number of profile
functions included in the device
Drivecast
Broad- and Multicast, a special message frame for
drives
Fault
Event that leads to tripping of the device
GSD File
ASCII-format device description file in a specified form.
Each device (active & passive stations) on PROFIBUS
has to have its own GSD File.
Index
Access reference for Objects in PROFIBUS
Information Report
Non-acknowledged message from master to one or all
groups of bus participants
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