ABB AC 800M User Manual page 12

Terminology
dictionaries such as Webster's Dictionary of Computer Terms. Terms that uniquely
apply to this User Manual are listed in the following table.
AC 800M
AC 800M Controller
Connector
EMC
FDE
Fieldbus
GSD File
Highway Addressable
Remote Transducer
(HART)
IEC
IS
Linking Device
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Term/Acronym
ABB Controller 800M series, general purpose process
controller series by ABB.
Any controller constructed from the units and units
connected to the AC 800M hardware platform.
A Connector is a coupling device used to connect the
wire medium to a fieldbus device or to another segment
of wire.
EMC is defined as the ability of a product to operate
within its intended electromagnetic environment and to
accept or emit RF disturbances within defined limits.
Fault Disconnection Electronic. The FDE in field devices
ensures that the communication of the bus segment
does not fail, even in case of a short circuit in a device.
A fieldbus is used to interconnect field devices, such as
I/O modules, smart sensors and actuators, variable
speed drives, PLCs, or small single loop devices, and to
connect these devices to the 800xA system.
Gerätestammdaten, device communication database file
for PROFIBUS devices.
The HART protocol is a widely-used open protocol for
communication with Smart devices.
International Electrotechnical Commission.
Intrinsic Safety.
The linking device connects one or more ROFIBUS PA
segments to PROFIBUS DP.
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