Glossary
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G-5
master/slave
DeviceNet communication scheme in which a master device allocates
connections to one or more slave devices, and those slave devices can only
communicate with the master and not one another.
MB
Megabytes of memory
member
Individual data value within a DeviceNet I/O Assembly.
method
See
multi-drop
A physical connection in which multiple devices communicate with one
another along a single cable.
N
network interface
A device’s physical connection onto a network.
network management
utility
Utility used to manage configuration of DeviceNet devices.
network who
A search of a DeviceNet network to determine information about its
devices.
NI-DNET driver
Device driver and/or firmware that implement all the specifics of a
National Instruments DeviceNet interface.
notification
Within NI-DNET, an operating system mechanism that the NI-DNET
driver uses to communicate events to your application. You can think of a
notification of as an API function, but in the opposite direction.
O
object
See
object-oriented
A software design methodology in which classes, instances, attributes, and
methods are used to hide all of the details of a software entity that do not
contribute to its essential characteristics.
ODVA
Open DeviceNet Vendor’s Association