Glossary - WAGO 750-306 Technical Description

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Bit
Bitrate
Bootstrap
Bus
Byte
Data bus
Fieldbus
Hardware
Operating system
Segment
Server
Subnet
Smallest information unit. Its value can either be 1 or
0.
Number of bits transmitted within a time unit.
Operating mode of the fieldbus Coupler / Controllers.
Device expects a firmware upload.
A structure used to transmit data. There are two
types, serial and parallel. A serial bus transmits data
bit by bit, whereas a parallel bus transmits many bits
at one time.
Binary Yoked Transfer Element. A byte generally
contains 8 bits.
see Bus.
System for serial information transmission between
devices of automation technology in the process-
related field area.
Electronic, electrical and mechanic components of a
module/subassembly.
Software which links the application programs to the
hardware.
Typically, a network is divided up into different
physical network segments by way of routers or re-
peaters.
Device providing services within a client/server sys-
tem. The service is requested by the Client.
A portion of a network that shares the same network
address as the other portions. These subnets are dis-
tinguished through the subnet mask.
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