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Glossary
Functional grounding
Functional grounding is a low-impedance current path between electric circuits and ground.
It is not designed as a safety measure but instead, for example, as a measure to improve
interference immunity.
Functional status (FS)
Functional status provides information on the hardware version of the module.
Ground
Conductive ground whose electrical potential can be set equal to zero at any point.
All electrically conductive, interconnected, inactive parts of a piece of equipment that cannot
accept any dangerous contact voltage, even in the event of a fault.
Ground
Conductive ground whose electrical potential can be set equal to zero at any point.
All electrically conductive, interconnected, inactive parts of a piece of equipment that cannot
accept any dangerous contact voltage, even in the event of a fault.
Grounding
Grounding means connecting an electrically conductive part to a grounding electrode by
means of a grounding system.
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.
I/O modules
All modules that can be operated with a CPU or an interface module.
Identification data
Information that is saved in modules and that supports the user in checking the plant
configuration and locating hardware changes.
Interface module
Module in the distributed I/O system. The interface module connects the distributed I/O
system to the CPU (IO controller) via fieldbus and processes the data for and from I/O devices.
IO-Link
IO-Link is a point-to-point connection to conventional and intelligent sensors/actuators by
unshielded standard cables in proven 3-wire technology. IO-Link is downward compatible to
all DI/DQ sensors/actuators. Switching status channel and data channel are designed in
proven 24 V DC technology.
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