Section 9 Glossary
100BASE-TX A physical media defined in the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
standard for local area networks (LANs). 100BASE-TX
uses twisted-pair cabling category 5 or higher with RJ-45
connectors.
AI Analog input
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
BI/O Binary input/output
CAT 5 A twisted pair cable type designed for high signal
integrity
COMTRADE COMmon format for Transient Data Exchange for power
systems. Defined by the IEEE Standard.
Connectivity
Package Manager
Software that helps the user to define right connectivity
package versions for different applications and tools.
CPU Central processing unit
CSV Comma separated values
CT Current transformer
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows devices
joining the network to dynamically receive an IP address
from the DHCP server that contains a pool of IP
addresses.
DMS Distribution Management System
DST Daylight saving time
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only
Memory
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility
Ethernet A large, diverse family of frame-based computer
networking technologies that operate at many speeds
for LANs interconnecting computing devices. Ethernet is
a trademark of Xerox Corporation, Inc. and defined in
the IEEE 802.3 standard in which computers access the
network through a CSMA/CD protocol.
FB Function block.
Firmware System software or hardware that has been written and
stored in a device's memory that controls the device.
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