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PC Cards cifX Compact PCI, Mini PCI, Mini PCIe, PCI-104 | Installation, Operation and Hardware Description
DOC120205UM53EN | Revision 53 | English | 2019-03 | Released | Public
© Hilscher, 2008-2019
SYNC
Synchronization cycle of the master
SYCON.net
FDT/DTM based configuration and diagnosis software by Hilscher
TCP/IP
Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol connection-orientated, secure
transfer protocol as basis for the Internet-protocols
UCMM
Unconnected Message Manager
VARAN
V
ersatile
A
utomation
R
andom
A
ccess
N
etwork
A communication system for industrial Ethernet based on the DIAS-BUS
developed by Sigmatek. The system is supported by the VARAN-BUS-
NUTZERORGANISATION (VNO).
Watchdog Timer
A watchdog timer provides an internal supervision mechanism of a
communication system. It supervises that an important event happens
within a given timeframe (the watchdog time which can be adjusted
accordingly, for instance by a parameter in the warmstart message) and
causes an alarm otherwise (usually this is accomplished by changing the
operational state of the communication system to a more safe state).
X1, X2, X3, X4 …
serve as position names on the circuit board but can also have other or
extended meanings
X1, X2
correspond for PC cards cifX Mini PCI Express to the Hilscher convention
for „interface“ on the top or the bottom side
X3, X4
(names on the circuit board) ... serve for PC cards cifX Mini PCI Express
with 2 channels to identify the respective communication channel:
X3 stands for fieldbus 1 (channel X3; in SYCON.net assigned to
Ch0
).
X4 stands for fieldbus 2 (channel X4; in SYCON.net assigned to
Ch1
).
XDD file
A special kind of Device Description file used by Ethernet POWERLINK.
XML
XML means Extended Markup Language. It is a symbolic language for
structuring data systematically. XML is standard maintained by the W3C
(World-wide web consortium). Device Description Files often use XML-
based formats for storing the device-related data appropriately.
