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1.3 Abbreviations and definitions
LA
Linear-Absolute Measuring System, type with tube-housing
LMRI
Linear-Absolute Measuring System, type with tube-housing
(Industrial standard)
LP
Linear-Absolute Measuring System, type with profile-housing
LMPI
Linear-Absolute Measuring System, type with profile-housing
(Industrial standard)
LMP
Linear-Absolute Measuring System, type with profile-housing
EC
E
uropean
C
ommunity
EMC
E
lectro
M
agnetic
C
ompatibility
ESD
E
lectro
S
tatic
D
ischarge
IEC
I
nternational
E
lectrotechnical
C
ommission
VDE
Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies
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 organization
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 identifier
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
E
lectronic-
D
ata-
S
heet
EMERGE
NCY
(EMCY)
Pre-defined communication service, to indicate device and application
failures. Contains among other things a specific error code.
FSA
Finite state automata. State machine to control LSS services.
Heartbeat
CANopen use the heartbeat message to indicate that a node is still alive
and for guarding purposes. The message is transmitted periodically.