AKD Installation | 2 General
2.4 Abbreviations Used
Abbreviation
Meaning
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AGND
Analog ground
CE
Communité Européenne
COM
Serial interface for a personal computer
DCOMx
Communication line for digital inputs (with x=7 or 8)
Disk
Magnetic storage (diskette, hard disk)
EEPROM
Electrically erasable programmable memory
EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility
F-SMA
Fiber optic cable connector according to IEC 60874-2
KAS
Kollmorgen Automation Suite
KAS IDE
Setup software (Kollmorgen Automation Suite Integrated Devel-
opment Environment) used for AKD PDMM drives
LED
Light-emitting diode
LSB
Low significant byte (or bit)
MSB
Main significant byte (or bit)
NI
Zero pulse
PC
Personal computer
PE
Protective earth
PLC
Programmable logic control
PWM
Pulse-width modulation
RAM
Random access memory (volatile memory)
R
Brake
/R
B
Regen resistor (also called a brake resistor)
RBext
External regen resistor
RBint
Internal regen resistor
RCD
Residual current device
RES
Resolver
ROD
Incremental encoder (A quad B)
S1
Continuous operation
STO
Safe torque off
VAC
Volts, alternating current
VDC
Volts, direct current
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