Control technology| system manual – Lenze PC-based automation User Manual

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Control technology| System manual

Glossary

S

ST

Abbreviation for "Structured Text": Standardised programming language

(IEC 61131-3) for programmable logic controllers (PLC).

System bus (CAN)

Lenze bus system based on the communication profile CANopen (CiADS301,

version 4.01).



CAN

System module

Generic term for a mechatronic unit which can generally include several devic-

es, one or several networks, information on parameter values, program logic

and documentation.
A system module provides a specific technological function. It interacts with

its environment and can be generally reused in another environment or sys-

tem. The interfaces of a system module are provided by the interfaces of its

components.

T

Title bar

Bar in the upper position of the application window which contains the pro-

gram symbol in the left-most position and the window symbols in the right-

most position.



Window symbol

Top-down method

Design and implementation method which provides a step-by-step transition

from the general comprehensive structure to more and more special details

until the entire project structure has been created.

V

Variable

Name of a data memory which can adopt values defined by the data type and

information on the variable declaration.

W

Window symbol

Button in the right-most position of the title bar to change the window pres-

entation or close the window.

X

XML

Abbreviation for "EXtensible Markup Language", a meta language which de-

scribes the structure of documents.

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