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PN/M-Bus LINK
Operating Instructions, 03/2018, A5E44260928-AA
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Glossary
AR (Application Relation)
S7 connection for data exchange in PROFINET
CI Field (Control Information Field)
DIF (Data Information Field)
FE (functional grounding)
Low-impedance connection to ground potential
GSDML (General Station Description Markup Language)
GSDML is a language for describing PROFINET IO field devices. This language is used to
create a GSD (General Station Description).
OSS (Open Source Software)
Open Source Software (OSS) is software that meets the definition of the Open Source
Initiative (OSI), for example, that this software is subject to one of the Open Source Software
licenses recognized by OSI.
PN (PROFINET)
PROFINET (Process Field Network) is the open Industrial Ethernet standard of the
PROFIBUS User Organization for automation.
RoHs (Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances)
EU Directive 2011/65/EU restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic devices.