Description of CANopen-Interface
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1.3 Abbreviations and definitions
HLT 1100
Linear-Absolute Measuring System, for integration in cylinders
EC
E
uropean
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ommunity
EMC
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lectro
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agnetic
C
ompatibility
ESD
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lectro
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tatic
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ischarge
IEC
I
nternational
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lectrotechnical
C
ommission
VDE
German Electrotechnicians Association
CAN specific
CAL
CAN Application Layer. The application layer for CAN-based
networks as specified by CiA in Draft Standard 201 ... 207.
CAN
Controller Area Network. Data link layer protocol for serial
communication as specified in ISO 11898.
CiA
CAN in Automation international manufacturer and user organiza-
tion e.V.: non-profit association for Controller Area Network (CAN).
CMS
CAN-based Message Specification. One of the service elements of
the application layer in the CAN Reference Model.
COB
Communication Object. (CAN Message) A unit of transportation in
a CAN Network. Data must be sent across a Network inside a COB.
COB-ID
COB-Identifier. Identifies a COB uniquely in a Network. The iden-
tifier determines the priority of that COB in the MAC sub-layer too.
DBT
Distributor. One of the service elements of the application in the
CAN Reference Model. It is the responsibility of the DBT to
distribute COB-ID´s to the COB´s that are used by CMS.
EDS
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heet
LSS
Layer Setting Services. One of the service elements of the
application in the CAN Reference Model. It serves to configure
parameters of each layer in the CAN Reference Model.
NMT
Network Management. One of the service elements of the
application in the CAN Reference Model. It performs initialization,
configuration and error handling in a CAN network.
PDO
Process Data Object. Object for data exchange between several
devices.
SDO
Service Data Object. Peer to peer communication with access to
the Object Dictionary of a device.