Lenze PC-based automation - Manual (Page 55)

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Glossary
Communication module Device extension which can neither fulfil a function nor is able to communi-
cate without a device.
Controller Generic term for Lenze frequency inverters, servo inverters, and PLCs.
D
DCOM Abbreviation for "Distributed Component Object Model": COM where the ex-
ecutable objects are distributed to different computers within one local area
network.
 COM
DRIVECOM "DRIVECOM User Group e.V.": International organisation of manufacturers of
drive technology, universities and institutes with the target to develop an easy
integration of drives into open automation structures.
 Internet: http://www.drivecom.org/
Drive Mechatronic unit which serves a certain purpose and can be provided with
mechanical, electrical and logical interfaces with regard to its environment. A
device is called a "communication-capable device" if it is able to communicate
as a node in a network.
Unlike the mechatronic unit "system module", a device already is created by
the manufacturer and not only when a system of a concrete project is created.
Examples of devices: drive controllers, PLCs, motors, gearboxes, sensors, en-
coders
DriveServer Lenze software which provides an easy integration of drives into open auto-
mation structures based on OPC ("OLE for Process Control").
 OPC
E
Element variable Variable which is used in an application to implement a specific function of
the respective device.
 Application
F
FIF Abbreviation for "Function Interface". Lenze-specific interface at the controller
which can be plugged onto a function module.
 Function module
Function module Device extension for the FIF interface which can neither fulfil a function nor is
able to communicate without a device.
 FIF
H
Hyperlink Optically highlighted reference which is activated by means of a mouse-click.
I
IPC Abbreviation for "Industrial PC". The IPC is a central system for controlling
and/or visualising machines.