D Glossary
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S7-CPs for Industrial Ethernet Configuring and Commissioning
Release 01/2007
C79000-G8976-C182-07
PROFINET
Standard of the PROFIBUS Users organization defining a heterogeneous
communications and engineering model.
Protocol
A set of rules for transferring data. Using these rules, both the formats of the
frames and the data flow are specified.
Process image
The process image is a special memory area in the programmable logic
controller. At the start of the cyclic program, the signal states of the input
modules are transferred to the process input image. At the end of the cyclic
program, the process output image is transferred as a signal state to the output
modules.
Segment
Synonym for -> Bus segment.
Server
A server is a device, or in general terms, an object that provides certain services.
A service is started at the instigation of a -> client.
Services
Services provided by a communication protocol.
SIMATIC NET
Siemens SIMATIC Network and Communication. Product name for -> networks
and network components from Siemens. (previously SINEC)
SIMATIC NET Ind. Ethernet
SIMATIC NET LAN system for industrial applications based on Ethernet.
(previously SINEC H1)
SIMATIC NCM PC
SIMATIC NCM PC allows STEP 7-compatible configuration for SIMATIC NET
PC components and replaces the previous PC configuration tools COML S7 and
COM PROFIBUS PC Edition. By sharing a common database with STEP 7, fully
integrated configuration including all protocols is ensured.
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