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EDSMF2191IB EN 2.0
1.3 Terminology used
Term Meaning
EPSG Ethernet Powerlink Standardisation Group
User organisation which defines POWERLINK.
Inverter
Inverter, the communication module can be used with ( 12).
Standard device
Slave (CN) Controlled Node
POWERLINK node which is a slave in the real−time Ethernet
POWERLINK.
Master (MN) Managing Node
POWERLINK node which has the master function in the real−time
Ethernet POWERLINK.
Node ID POWERLINK node address
MAC address
(MAC ID)
Media Access Control address
The MAC address is unequivocal worldwide. The MAC address is
represented by six bytes in hexadecimal form the single bytes
being separated by dots. The first three bytes refer to the
manufacturer, the other bytes serve to identify the device.
HW Hardware
SW Software