List of abbreviations
Job planning
A-2 Programming Manual, 03/2006 Edition, 6FC5398-2BP10-1BA0
DC Direct Control: Movement of the rotary axis via the shortest path to the absolute
position within one revolution
DCD Data Carrier Detect
DDE Dynamic Data Exchange
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm (German Industry Standard)
DIO Data Input/Output: Data transfer display
DIR Directory: Directory
DLL Dynamic Link Library
DOE Data transmission equipment
DOS Disk Operating System
DPM Dual-Port Memory
DPR Dual-Port RAM
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
DRF Differential Resolver Function: Differential resolver function (DRF)
DRY Dry Run: Dry run feedrate
DSB Decoding Single Block: Decoding single block
DTE Data Terminal Equipment
DW Data word
E Input
EIA code Special punched tape code, number of holes per character always odd
ENC Encoder: Actual value encoder
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Error Error from printer
FB Function block
FBS Slimline screen
FC Function Call: Function block in the PLC
FDB Product database
FDD Feed Drive
FDD Floppy Disk Drive
FEPROM Flash-EPROM: Read and write memory
FIFO First In First Out: Memory that works without address specification and whose data
are read in the same order in which they were stored.
FIPO Fine InterPOlator
FM Function Module
FM-NC Function module – numerical control
FPU Floating Point Unit Floating Point Unit
FRA Frame block
FRAME Data record (frame)
FST Feed Stop: Feed stop
GUD Global User Data: Global user data
HD Hard Disk Hard disk
HEX Abbreviation for hexadecimal number
HHU Handheld unit
HMI Human Machine Interface: Operator functionality of SINUMERIK for operation,
programming and simulation.