326 • Glossary
Modular I/O System
ETHERNET TCP/IP
U
UDP protocol
The user datagram protocol is a transport protocol (layer 4) of the ISO/OSI-
reference model which supports data exchange between computers without a
connection. UDP runs directly on top of the underlying IP protocol.
URL
Abbreviation for uniform resource locator.
Address form for Internet files which are mostly applied within the World
Wide Web (WWW). The URL format makes the unambiguous designation of
all documents on the Internet possible by describing the address of a docu-
ment or object which can be read by a web browser. URL includes the
transmission type (http, ftp, news etc.), the computer which contains the in-
formation and the path on the computer. URL has the following format:
Document type//Computer name/List of contents/File name.
W
WAGO-I/O-PRO 32
Uniform programming environment, programming tool from WAGO Kon-
takttechnik GmbH for the creation of a control program according to IEC
61131-3 for all programmable fieldbus controllers. Allows testing, debug-
ging and the start-up of a program.
Web browser
Program for reading hypertext. The browser allows the various documents to
be viewed in hypertext and navigation between documents.
Wide band
Transmission technology which operates with a high bandwidth, thereby
permitting high transmission rates. This allows several devices to transmit
simultaneously.
Opposite: Baseband.
Word-alignment
Set configuration of the fieldbus coupler/controller for the creation of a proc-
ess image. Word-alignment is used to establish the process image word-by-
word (2 bytes).
World Wide Web
HTTP server on the Internet.