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Glossary
EDS (Electronic Data Sheet)
The electronic data sheet describes the functionality of a device in standardized form.
FE (functional grounding)
Low-impedance connection to ground potential
HSP (Hardware Support Package)
The Support Packages enable the configuration of modules that are not included in the
hardware catalog of the TIA Portal installation.
NMT (Network Management)
Network management object. This object is responsible for the network boot-up behavior
and controls the state machine of the PN/CAN LINK.
NMT Master
see CANopen Manager
OD (Object Dictionary)
The object dictionary enables access to all data types used by the device, to the
communication parameters as well as the process data and configuration parameters.
OSS (Open Source Software)
Open Source Software (OSS) is software that meets the definition of the Open Source
Initiative (OSI), for example, that this software is subject to one of the Open Source Software
licenses recognized by OSI.
PN (PROFINET)
PROFINET (Process Field Network) is the open Industrial Ethernet standard of the
PROFIBUS User Organization for automation.
Process data object
see PDO
Producer
The sender of messages is referred to as producer in a CAN network.
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