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Installation and Operation Manual
X-DPT-Profibus-Interface-eng
PN 541-C-068-AAG
November, 2008
1.3
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1.3.1
Terminology
GSD file
The GSD file contains the characteristic device data of
the product, i.e. the device profile.
Input/Output
Profibus-DP conventions define all input/output directions
as seen from the master system.
Data transferred by the master to the slave (e.g.
commands, setpoints) is referred to as
‘output data’.
Slave (sensor) data to be transferred to the master is
referred to as
‘input data’
.
Motherboard
Main electronics board of the Smart TMF series
containing the main processor, sensor and valve interface
and main connector.
Piggyback
Exchangeable board on top of and connected to the main
board. This board provides the communications
functionality and holds the program and data memory.
PNO
P
rofibus
N
utzer
O
rganization. Profibus User
Organization, based in Germany.
Profibus-FMS
Pro
cess
fi
eld
bus
-
F
ieldbus
M
essage
S
pecification.
Profibus protocol for high-level, object oriented data
communication.
Can be operated together with Profibus-DP.
Profibus-DP
Pro
cess
fi
eld
bus
-
D
ecentralized
P
eriphery. Profibus
protocol for high-speed, cyclic data communication.
Profibus-PA
Pro
cess
fi
eld
bus
-
P
rocess
A
utomation. Profibus
protocol for intrinsically safe data communication,
according to IEC1158-2 and DIN E19245 T4.
SPC3
Profibus-DP ASIC. Component manufactured by
Siemens AG to provide Profibus-DP slave functionality to
a host processor.
MFC
Mass Flow Controller
MFM
Mass Flow Meter
