Abbreviations - Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP User Manual

Abbreviations

Abbreviation Term
AC Alternating current
ALM Automation License Manager
BIOS Basic Input Output System
CE Communauté Européenne
CFast CompactFlash ATA Serial Transfer Memory card
CoA Certificate of Authenticity
CoL Certificate of License
DC Direct Current
DVD Digital Versatile Disc
DVI-I Digital Visual Interface
ESD Components sensitive to electro-
static charge
EN European standard
EWF Enhanced Write Filter
FBWF File Based Write Filter
GbE Gigabit Ethernet
GRUB / GRUB4DOS GRand Unified Bootloader
HMI Human Machine Interface
IEC International Electronical Commis-
sion
IM Interface module
LAN Local Area Network
LED Light Emitting Diode
LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol
MMC Multi Media Card
NTFS New Technology File System
NVRAM Non-Volatile Random-Access
Memory
PC Personal Computer
CPU 1515SP PC (F)
Manual, 05/2017, A5E32701806-AC
Meaning
Alternating current
Tool for managing license keys in STEP 7
Basic Input Output System. A set of important software rou-
tines used after the startup of the CPU to load the operating
system and to provide the routines for data exchange between
hardware components.
CE label
Certificate of Authenticity, label with Microsoft Windows
"Product Key"
Certificate of License for the SIMATIC software loaded
DC current
Digital storage medium with high memory capacity.
Interface for transfer of image and video data for DVI-I moni-
tors.
Enhanced write filter
File based write filter
Boot Manager
User interface
The interface module connects the ET 200SP distributed I/O
system with the IO controller and exchanges data with the I/O
modules via the backplane bus.
Computer network that is limited to a local area.
Light emitting diode
Protocol that enables the exchange of information between
adjacent devices.
Memory card
File system that offers targeted access protection at the file
level.
Non-volatile data memory that is RAM-based, the data content
of which is retained without external power supply.
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