Abbreviation | Source of abbreviation | Meaning/explanation |
A | | |
A/D | Analog/Digital | |
AC | Adaptive Control | |
AC | Alternating Current | Alternating current/three-phase current |
ACOP | Advanced COProcessor | |
ACR | Axis Converter | |
ADC | Analog Digital Converter | |
AI | Analog Input | |
AIM | Active Interface Module | |
ALM | Active Line Module | |
ALM | Automation License Manager | Software for managing software license keys |
AM | Account Manager | |
AM | Absolute encoder, Multi-turn | |
AM | Asynchronous Motor drive | |
ANA | ANalog Axis | |
AO | Analog Output | |
AOP | Advanced Operator Panel | |
AP | Activation Point | |
APC | Advanced Position Control | |
APC | Advanced Process Control | Efficient process control via control mechanisms |
APR | Access Protection Read | Read access |
APW | Access Protection Write | Write access |
AR | Automatic Restart | |
AS | Absolute encoder, Single-turn | |
ASC | Armature Short Circuit | |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange | |
AS-i | Actuator Sensor Interface | AS-Interface is a fieldbus for the actuator/sensor level in automation systems. |
ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit | |
ASM | User-memory module | |
ASM | ASynchronous Motor | |
ASP | Application Service Provider | |
AST | Auto Servo Tuning | |
ASUB | Asynchronous SUBprogram | |
ATR | Automatic Tag Reader | |
AUTO | Automatic | CNC operating mode |
AWG | American Wire Gauge | |
B | | |
BCS | Basic Coordinate System | |
BERO | Name for a contactless proximity switch | |
BGV | Regulations of the German Trade Association | (Berufsgenossenschaftliche Vorschriften) |
BI | Binector Input | |
BIA | BG-Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | (Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut fur Arbeitssicherheit) |
BICO | Binector Connector Technology | |
BIOS | Basic Input Output System | |
BLM | Basic Line Module | |
B-MPI | Handheld unit with MPI connection | |
BO | Binector Output | |
BOP | Basic Operator Panel | |
BRK | Break | |
BSS | Authorization key-operated switch | |
BTR | Behind Tape Reader | |
BZS | Basic Zero System | |
C | | |
CAD | Computer Aided Design | |
CAN | Controller Area Network | Serial bus system |
CB | Communication Board | Communication module |
CBA | Component-based Automation | |
CBE | Communication Board Ethernet | |
CC | Central Controller | |
CCFL | Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp | Fluorescent lamp for background lighting |
CCG | Cam Contour Grinding | |
CCU | Compact Control Unit | |
CD | Compact Disk | |
CDC | CDC | |
CDON | Collision Detection ON | |
CD-ROM | Compact Disk ROM | |
CDS | Command Data Set | |
CLR | Clear | |
CM | Control Module | |
CNC | Computerized Numerical Control | Computer-supported numerical control |
COM | Communication Module | |
COMM | Commissioning | |
COMM | Startup/commissioning | |
CP | Communication Processor | |
CPU | Central Processing Unit | |
CRC | Cyclic Redundancy Check | Checksum check |
CRT | Cathode Ray Tube | |
CSB | Central Service Board | |
CSM | Control Supply Module | |
CU | Control Unit | |
CUA | Control Unit Adapter | |
CUD | Control Unit DC MASTER | |
D | | |
DAC | Digital-to-Analog Converter | |
DB | Data Block | |
DC | Direct Current | DC current |
DC Link | DC Link | |
DCB | Drive Control Block | |
DCC | Drive Control Chart | Graphical configuring of device functionality with freely available blocks |
DCM | DC MASTER | DC converters of the SINAMICS drive family |
DCP | Discovery and Basic Configuration Protocol | Standard for the assignment of IP addresses |
DC-PMM | DC Power Management Module | Dual-fed induction motor |
DDE | Dynamic Data Exchange | |
DDS | Drive Data Set | |
DE | Drive End of motor | Motor front end with shaft extension |
DFIG | Double-fed induction generator | |
DGUV | German social accident insurance | (Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung) |
DI | Digital Input | |
DIN | German Institute for Standardization (DIN) | (Deutsches Institut fur Normung e. v.) |
DIP | Dual In-Line Package: | Dual in-line arrangement |
DKM | Direct Key Module | |
DMC | DRIVE-CLiQ Hub Module Cabinet-Mounted | |
DME | DRIVE-CLiQ Hub Module External | |
DMP | Distributed Machine Peripherals (I/Os) | |
DMS | Direct Measuring System | |
DNC | Direct Numerical Control | |
DO | Digital Output | |
DP | Decentralized peripherals | Distributed I/O |
DPR | Dual Port RAM | |
DRAM | Dynamic Random Access Memory | |
DRF | Differential Resolver Function | Incremental work offset via handwheel |
DRIVE-CLiQ | Drive Component Link with iQ | |
DRY | | DRY run feedrate |
DSB | Decoding Single Block | |
DSP | Digital Signal Processor | |
E | | |
ECC | Error Correcting Code | Method of error correction in memory blocks |
ECU | Economic Control Unit | |
EDMS | Energy Data Management System | |
EEx | European standard EXplosion safe | Protection class for motors for use in hazardous areas |
EFP | Single I/O | |
EKS | Electronic Key System | Identification system |
ELG | ELectronic Gear | |
EMC | Engineered Motion Control | Model-based motion control |
EMC | Electromagnetic Compatibility | |
EMF | Electromotive force | |
EMS | Energy Management System | |
EN | European standard | |
EnDat | Encoder Data interface | Encoder interface |
EP | Electronic Point | |
EPROM | Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory | |
ES | Engineering System | |
ESD | Electrostatic Sensitive Devices | Electrostatic sensitive modules/components |
ESR | Extended Stop and Retract | |
E-STOP | Emergency Stop | |
EU | Expansion Unit | |
EULA | End User License Agreement | |
EUNA | End User Notification Administration | |
ex | Explosion-proof | |
EXE | EXternal pulse shaper Electronics | |
F | | |
FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | |
FAT | Factory Acceptance Test | Acceptance test at manufacturer’s premises |
FB | Function Block | |
FBD | Function Block Diagram | Graphical programming language for programmable logic controllers |
FBG | Function Block Group | |
FBL | Free Blocks | Free function blocks |
FC | Function Call | |
FCC | Flux Current Control | |
FCC | Function Control Chart | |
FCS | Frequency Compensated Spindle drive | |
FDD | FeeD Drive | |
FFS | Flash File System | |
FFT | Fast Fourier Transformation | |
FG | Function Generator | |
FIFO | First In First Out | |
FM | Function Module | |
FOC | FOrce Control | |
FOC | Fiber-Optic Cable | |
Frame | | Description of transformations in Cartesian coordinates |
FRC | Feedrate for Chamfer/Rounding (non-modal) | |
FRCM | Feedrate for Chamfer/Rounding (modal) | |
FSB | Front Side Bus | |
FSRO | Field Service Return Order | |
G | | |
G | Grinding | |
GD | Global Data | |
GND | Ground | |
GPRS | General Packet Radio Service | General packet-oriented radio service for data transmission in GSM and UMTS networks |
GPUD | Global Program User Data | |
GSD | Generic Station Description | The file describes a PROFIBUS slave in accordance with the PROFIBUS standard |
GSM | Global System for Mobile Communications | Standard for fully digital mobile networks |
GUD | Global User Data | |
H | | |
HART | Highway Addressable Remote Transducer | Protocol for bus-addressed field devices |
HF | High Frequency | |
HFD | High-frequency reactor | |
HGA | Connection for handheld units | |
HHU | HandHeld Unit | |
HID | Human Interface Device | Device class of the USB standard that describes devices with which users interact directly, e.g. keyboard, mouse. |
HLA module | Module for hydraulic linear drives | |
HMI | Operator control and monitoring station | |
HMI | Human Machine Interface | |
HPC axis | High-Precision C axis | |
HPU | Hand-held Programming Unit | |
HRS | High Resolution Speed | |
HSC | High-Speed Cutting | High-speed milling |
HT | Handheld Terminal | |
HTL | High-level Transistor Logic | Incremental encoder with HTL signal |
HTL | High-Threshold Logic | Logic with high interference threshold |
HW | Hardware | |
I | | |
I | Input | |
I/O | Input/Output | |
I/RF module | Infeed/Regenerative Feedback unit, stabilized | |
IC | InCremental Encoder | Incremental encoder sin/cos with commutation position C and D track |
IC | Integrated Circuit | |
ID | Identifier | Identification |
IDE | Integrated Drive Electronics | |
IE | Industrial Ethernet | |
IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission | International standardization committee for standards in the area of electrical engineering and electronics. |
IF | Interface | |
IM | Interface Module | |
IM | Interface Module | |
IN | INcremental encoder sin/cos without commutation position | |
IP | International Protection | |
IPC | Industrial Personal Computer | |
IPC | Instructions Per Cycle | Number of instructions that can be executed in a cycle |
IPO cycle | Interpolation cycle | |
ISA | Industrial Standard Architecture | Bus standard for IBM-compatible PCs |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization | International Standards Organization |
IVP | Internal Voltage Protection | |
IWLAN | Industrial Wireless Local Area Network | |
J | | |
JOG | Jogging | CNC operating mode: Setup via inching |
K | | |
KI | K Instructions | 1 KI = 1024 instructions |
KIP | Kinetic buffering | |
KT | Customer keys | |
L | | |
LAD | LADder logic | Programming method for programmable logic controllers |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display | |
LEC | Leadscrew Error Compensation | |
LED | Light-Emitting Diode | |
LIN | Linear motor | |
LMS | Length Measurement System | |
LPT | Line Print Terminal | Data transfer via a parallel interface |
LS | Linear Scale | |
LSB | Least Significant Bit | |
LSC | Line-Side Converter | |
LSS | Line-Side Switch | Power switch |
LU | Length Unit | Unit of length |
LUD | Local User Data | |
LVDS | Low Voltage Differential Signaling | Standardized high-speed data transmission for the digital control of liquid crystal screens. |
M | | |
M | Milling | |
MCI | Motion Control Interface | |
MCP | Machine Control Panel | |
MCS | Machine Coordinate System | |
MCU | Motion Control Unit | |
MDA | Manual Data Automatic | |
MDI | Manual Data Input | Manual input of data |
MDS | Mobile Data Storage | |
MF | MultiFunction keyboard | |
MG | Mode Group | |
MLFB | Machine-Readable Product Code | Article number |
MMC | Man-Machine Communication | |
MOP | Main Operator Panel | |
MP | Mobile Panel | |
MPC | Multi-Point Controller | |
MPF | Main Program File | Part program |
MPI | Multi-Point Interface | Multi-point serial interface |
MPP | Machine Push Button Panel | |
MS | Mains Supply | |
MSB | Most Significant Bit | |
MSD | Main Spindle Drive | |
MSEC | Measuring System Error Compensation | |
MT | Machine Tool | |
MT | Probe | |
MTBF | Mean Time Between Failure | |
N | | |
N. C. | Not Connected | Not connected, connection unassigned |
NAMUR | Standardization association for measurement and control in chemical industries | (Normenarbeitsgemeinschaft fur Mess- und Regeltechnik in der chemischen Industrie) |
NC | Normally Closed (contact) | NC contact |
NC | Numerical Control | |
NCK | Numerical Control Kernel | |
NCU | Numerical Control Unit | |
NDE | Non-drive end of motor | Motor rear end, opposite the shaft extension |
NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association | Low-voltage standards committee in the USA |
NM | Zero mark | |
NO | Normally Open (contact) | NO contact |
NOCO | NOdding COmpensation | |
NURBS | Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines | Universal interpolator |
NVM | Non-Volatile Memory | |
NX | Numerical Extension | Axis expansion board |
O | | |
O | Output | |
OA | Open Architecture | |
OB | Organization Block | |
OC | Operating Condition | |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | |
OLP | Optical Link Plug | Bus connector for fiber-optic cable |
OM | Operating Mode | |
OMI | Option Module Interface | |
OP | Operator Panel | Operator panel/panel front |
OPI | Operator Panel Interface | |
OS | Harmonics | |
OS | Operating System | |
OSS | On-Site Service | |
P | | |
P3SI | Products, Systems, Solutions and Service for Industries | |
PA | Process Automation | |
PB | PROFIBUS | |
PC | Personal Computer | |
PC cycle | Position Controller cycle | |
PCI | Peripheral Component Interconnect | Bus standard for connection of I/O devices with a CPU |
PCIN | | Data transmission program for PC |
PCMCIA | Personal Computer Memory Card International Association | |
PCS | Process Control System | |
PCU | Panel Control Unit | |
PDS | Power Drive System | |
PE | Protective Earth | Protective ground |
PELV | Protective Extra Low Voltage | Functional extra-low voltage with safe isolation |
PF | Power failure | |
PG | Programming device | |
PI services | Program Invocation services | |
PKM | Parallel Kinematics Machines | |
PKW | Parameter identifier value | |
PL | Performance Level | |
PLC | Programmable Logic Controller | |
PLG | PLanetary Gear | |
PLM | Product Lifecycle Management | Process of product control from the draft to the discontinuation stage |
PM | Power Module | |
PN | PROFINET | |
PNO (PI) | PROFIBUS user organization (PROFIBUS International) | |
POK | Power Supply Okay | |
PP | Push Button Panel | |
PPR | Pulses per revolution | |
PPU | Panel Processing Unit | |
PROFIBUS | Process Field Bus | Standard for fieldbus communication in automation systems |
PRT | PRogram Test | |
PS | Power Supply | |
PST | Parameterization and Startup Tool | |
PST | Procedure Step | Program step |
PTC | Positive Temperature Coefficient | |
PTP | Point-to-Point | |
PWM | Pulse Width Modulation | |
PZD | Process data | |
Q | | |
QDS | Quality Data Save | |
R | | |
R | Resolver | |
RAM | Random Access Memory | Read/write memory |
RCM | Residual Current Monitor | |
RCM | Robot-Controlled Machine | |
RDCC | Redundant Distributed Cartesian Coordinates | |
RDY | Ready | |
Repos | Repositioning | |
RFG | Ramp-Function Generator | |
RFID | Radio Frequency IDentification | Identification via radio waves
Process for automatic identification of objects and also for the automatic recording and storage of data. |
RISC | Reduced Instruction Set Computer | |
RJ45 | Registered Jack 45 | Term for an 8-pin socket system for data transmission with shielded or non-shielded multi-wire copper cables |
RO | Read Only | |
ROBX | Robotic Extended | |
ROD | Rotary Incremental Encoder System | |
RoHS | Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances | |
ROM | Read Only Memory | |
ROV | Rapid Traverse Override | |
RPE | Rotor Position Encoder | |
RS232C | Recommended Standard 232C | Interface standard for conducted serial data transfer |
RS485 | Recommended Standard 485 | Interface standard for a conducted differential, parallel and/or serial bus system |
RSC | Repair Service Contract | |
RTC | Real-Time Clock | |
RTCP | Remote Tool Center Point | |
S | | |
S/R | Signals per Revolution | Pulses per revolution |
S/R | Steps per Revolution | |
SAE | Signal Amplifier Electronics | |
SBH | Safe Operating Stop | |
SBL | Single Block | |
SCL | Structured Control Language | |
SD card | Secure Digital card | Secure digital memory card |
SDRAM | Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory | |
SE | Safe software limit switch | |
SEC | Space Error Compensation | Spatial compensation for kinematic transformations |
SEL | Selector switch | |
SFB | System Function Block | |
SFC | System FunCtions | |
SGA | Safety-related output signals | |
SGE | Safety-related input signals | |
SH | Shaft Height | |
SH | Safe standstill | |
SI | Safety Integrated | |
SIL | Safety Integrity Level | |
SIROT | Service Inter Regional Order Tracking | |
SKP | SKiP block | |
sl | solution line | |
SLG | Write/Read Device | |
SLM | Smart Line Module | |
SLS | Safely Limited Speed | |
SLVC | Sensorless Vector Control | |
SM | Sensor Module | |
SM | Signal Module | |
SMC | Sensor Module Cabinet-Mounted | |
SME | Sensor Module External | |
SMI | Ssensor Module Integrated | |
SN | Safe software cam | |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol | |
SOP | Sub-Operator Panel | |
SP | Service Pack | |
SPC | Setpoint Channel | |
SPF | Sub Program File | Subroutine |
SPI | Serial Peripheral Interface | |
SPL | Safe Programmable Logic | |
SPOS | Spindle POSitioning | |
SR | Safe Retraction | |
SSD | Solid State Drive | Non-volatile electronic memory medium |
SSI | Synchronous Serial Interface | |
SSO | Single Sign On | |
STL | STatement List | Programming method for programmable logic controllers |
STN | Super Twisted Nematic | |
STW | Control word | |
SUS | Software Update Service | Contract for updating a software license |
SVGA | Super VGA | 800 ? 600 pixels, max. 16.7 million colors |
SW | SoftWare | |
SXGA | Super XGA | 1280 ? 1024 pixels |
SYNACT | SYNchronized ACTion | |
SZS | Settable Zero System | |
T | | |
T | Turning | |
T | Tool | |
TB | Terminal Board | |
TCU | Thin Client Unit | |
TFT | Thin Film Transistor | |
TG | TachoGenerator | |
TIA | Totally Integrated Automation | |
TIP | Totally Integrated Power | |
TM | Terminal Module | |
TM | Tool Management | |
TMC | Terminal Module Cabinet-Mounted | |
TP | Touch Panel | |
TPDO | Transmit Process Data Object | |
TPM | Total Productive Maintenance | |
TRANSMIT | TRANSform Milling Into Turning | |
TS | TeleService | |
TSS | Tool Setting Station | |
TTL | Transistor-Transistor Logic | |
U | | |
U/f | | Voltage/frequency |
UI module | Uncontrolled Infeed module | |
UL | Underwriters Laboratories Inc. | |
UMTS | Universal Mobile Telecommunications System | Wireles standard |
UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply | |
USB | Universal Serial Bus | |
USS | Universal Serial Interface | |
UTC | Universal Time Coordinated | |
V | | |
V.24 | | Standard interface |
VC | Vector Control | |
VDE | Association of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Information Technology (Germany) | (Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e. V.) |
VDEW | Association of German Electrical Supply Companies | (Verband Deutscher Elektrizitatswerke) |
VDI | Association of German Engineers | (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) |
VDI interface | | Signal interface (NCK-PLC) approved by control and machine manufacturers |
VGA | Video Graphics Array | 640 ? 480 pixels,16 colors? |
VIBX | VIBration eXtinction | |
VNC | Virtual Network Computing | |
VPM | Voltage Protection Module | |
VPN | Virtual Private Network | Integration of devices from a neighboring network into own network without the two networks having to be compatible |
VSM | Voltage Sensing Module | |
W | | |
WCS | Workpiece Coordinate System | |
WEEE | Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment | |
WG | Worm Gear | |
WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network | |
WOP | Workshop-Oriented Programming | |
WSG | Angular step encoder | |
WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get | |
X | | |
XGA | Extended Graphics Array | 1024 ? 768 pixels |
XML | Extensible Markup Language | |
Z | | |
ZM | Zero Mark | |
ZSW | Status word | |
