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Glossary
WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM
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BACnet/IP Controller
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EDE (Electronic Data Exchange)
The EDE file serves as a configuration aid for coordinating the functions be-
tween devices from different suppliers or commissioning parties. . This file
contains the addresses set in the BACnet Configurator and the names of the
devices and objects, along with the values for the object properties. Genera-
tion of the EDE file for the WAGO BACnet/IP controller can be started di-
rectly from the user interface for the BACnet Configurator.
In the "Server" mode the objects for the BACnet/IP controller can be ex-
ported into an EDE file. In the "Client" mode, external objects can be im-
ported using the EDE file.
EIB (European Installation Bus)
see KNX
ETHERNET
Specifies a Local Area Network (LAN), which was developed by Xerox, In-
tel and DEC in the 70’s. The
bus
access process takes place according to the
CSMA/CD
method.
ETHERNET Standard
ETHERNET was standardized in 1983 with IEEE 802.3 10Base5. ISO ac-
cepted this standardization with the ISO Standard 8802/3. ETHERNET can,
in the meantime, be used with all common types of cables and with optic fi-
bers. There are, however, some technical and considerable logical differ-
ences between the standardized variants and the original "ETHERNET,"
which is why the term "ETHERNET" is used when the older design is meant
and "802.3" is used for standardized systems. The essential differences be-
tween the ETHERNET and the IEEE standard are found in the frame archi-
tecture and in the handling of pad characters.
