Appendix
20.1 List of abbreviations
Basic Functions
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ESR
Extended Stop and Retract
ETC
ETC key ">"; Softkey bar extension in the same menu
F
FB
Function Block (PLC)
FC
Function Call: Function block (PLC)
FEPROM
Flash EPROM: Read and write memory
FIFO
First In First Out: Memory that works without address specification and whose data
are read in the same order in which they were stored.
FIPO
Fine interpolator
FRAME
Coordinate transformation
CRC
Cutter radius compensation
FST
Feed Stop: Feedrate stop
FW
Firmware
G
GC
Global Control (PROFIBUS: Broadcast telegram)
GEO
Geometry, e.g. geometry axis
GIA
Gear Interpolation dAta: Gear interpolation data
GND
Signal Ground
GP
Basic Program (PLC)
GS
Gear stage
GSD
Device master file for describing a PROFIBUS slave
GSDML
Generic Station Description Markup Language: XML-based description language for
creating a GSD file
GUD
Global User Data: Global user data
H
HEX
Abbreviation for hexadecimal number
AuxF
Auxiliary function
HMI
Human Machine Interface, SINUMERIK user interface
MSD
Main Spindle Drive
HW
Hardware
HW Config
SIMATIC S7 tool for configuration and parameterization of hardware components
within an S7 project
HW limit switch
Hardware limit switch
I
IBN
Commissioning
ICA
Interpolatory compensation