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 fГјr 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 fГјr 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 fГјr 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 Г— 600 pixels, max. 16.7 million colors

SW

SoftWare

SXGA

Super XGA

1280 Г— 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 Elektrizitätswerke)

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 Г— 768 pixels

XML

Extensible Markup Language

Z

ZM

Zero Mark

ZSW

Status word