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PC system bus adapter EN 1.1

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Glossary

CAN

Abbreviation for Controller Area Network:
International bus system standardised as ISO 11898

CANopen

A bus system with optimised communication facilities based on CAN technology and

the application layer CAL (CAN Application Layer).

I/O base address

I/O base addresses define special memory areas for data exchange between

operating system and devices such as keyboard controller, hard disk controller,

parallel interface, graphics card, ...

ECP

Abbreviation for Extended Capability Port:
Mode for data transfer via the parallel interface defined in the IEEE 1284-1994

standard which is mainly used by modern printers and scanners and to be set in the
PC BIOS.

Interrupt

Signal from a peripheral to the processor used to ask for calculation time. On receipt,

the processor will interrupt the running program and take care of the peripheral.

IRQ

Abbreviation for Interrupt ReQuest:
English for interrupt request (see Interrupt).

LPT

Abbreviation for Line PrinTer (line printer)

Parallel interface

PC interface which, unlike the serial interface (COM port), supports data transfer over

8 lines (i.e. 8 bits are transmitted at the same time). The printer is usually connected

to the parallel interface. The parallel interface is also called LPT port or centronics
interface.

System bus

A Lenze standard bus system similar to CANopen.

USB

Abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus:
Serial bus system which is becoming increasingly important in the field of PC

peripherals. Notably because USB is an easy and universal interface for almost any
kind of device.

USB hub

A USB hub is a kind of ”distributor” which makes it possible to connect several

(usually 4 -6 ) USB devices to one USB port.
If the PC-internal power supply is not sufficient the USB devices can also be supplied
via the USB hub.

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