Siemens SIMATIC ET 200AL System Manual page 134

Glossary
F-I/O
Collective name for fail-safe inputs and outputs available in SIMATIC S7 for integration into
the SIMATIC Safety F-system. Available F-I/O modules:
• Fail-safe I/O module for ET 200eco
• Fail-safe signal modules S7-300 (F-SMs)
• Fail-safe modules for ET 200S
• Fail-safe modules for ET 200SP
• Fail-safe modules for ET 200MP
• Fail-safe modules for ET 200AL
• Fail-safe DP standard slaves
• Fail-safe PA field devices
• Fail-safe IO devices
Firmware update
Upgrade of firmware for modules (interface modules, I/O modules etc.), e.g. after functional
enhancements, to the newest firmware version (update).
F-monitoring time
→ PROFIsafe monitoring time
F-Systems
→ fail-safe systems
Ground
Conductive earth whose electrical potential can be set equal to zero at any point.
All interconnected, inactive parts of a piece of equipment that cannot accept any dangerous
contact voltage, even in the event of a fault.
Ground
Conductive earth whose electrical potential can be set equal to zero at any point.
All interconnected, inactive parts of a piece of equipment that cannot accept any dangerous
contact voltage, even in the event of a fault.
GSD file
As a generic station description, this file in XML format has all the properties of a PROFINET or
PROFIBUS device that are required for its configuration.
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Distributed I/O system
System Manual, 08/2021, A5E31861578-AJ