Canopen Abbreviations - ABB FCAN-01 User Manual

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CANopen abbreviations

Abbreviation
CAN
CiA
CMS
COB
DBT
EDS
LMT
LSB
MSB
NMT
OSI
PDO
Explanation
Controller Area Network
CAN in Automation, International User's and
Manufacturer's Group
CAN Message Specification; one of the service
elements of the CAN Application Layer in the
CAN Reference Model
Grouping of pre-defined data objects accessible
via the network.
Distributor; one of the service elements of the
CAN Application Layer in the CAN Reference
Model. It is the responsibility of the Distributor to
distribute COB IDs to the COBs that are used
by a CMS.
Electronic Data Sheet; a node-specific ASCII-
format file required when configuring the CAN
network. The EDS file contains general
information on the node and its dictionary
objects (parameters). EDS files for ABB Drives
are available at the Document library
(www.abb.com/drives).
Layer Management; one of the service
elements of the CAN Application Layer in the
CAN Reference Model. It serves to configure
parameters for each layer in the CAN
Reference Model.
Least significant bit/byte
Most significant bit/byte
Network Management; one of the service
elements of the CAN Application Layer in the
CAN Reference Model. It performs initialization,
configuration and error handling on a CAN
network.
Open Systems Interconnection
Process Data Object; a type of COB. Used for
transmitting time critical data, such as control
commands, references and actual values.
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