Rockwell Automation 1440-REX00-04RD XM-441 Expansion Relay Module - Manual (Page 33)

Rockwell Automation Publication GMSI10-UM019C-EN-P - June 2011
Glossary 33
master device
A device which controls one or more slave devices. The XM-440 Master Relay
module is a master device.
node address
A DeviceNet network can have as many as 64 devices connected to it. Each
device on the network must have a unique node address between 0 and 63.
Node address 63 is the default used by uncommissioned devices. Node
address is sometimes called “MAC ID.”
NVS (Non-Volatile Storage)
NVS is the permanent memory of an XM module. Modules store parameters
and other information in NVS so that they are not lost when the module loses
power (unless Auto Save is disabled). NVS is sometimes called “EEPROM.”
online help
Online help allows you to get help for your program on the computer screen
by pressing F1. The help that appears in the Help window is context sensitive,
which means that the help is related to what you are currently doing in the
program.
Polled
DeviceNet communications method in which the module sends data in
response to a poll request from a master device.
slave device
A device that receives and responds to messages from a Master device but
does not initiate communication. Slave devices include the XM measurement
modules, such as the XM-120 Dynamic Measurement module and the XM-320
Position module.
virtual relay
A virtual relay is a non-physical relay. It has the same capabilities (monitor
alarms, activation delay, change status) as a physical relay only without any
physical or electrical output. The virtual relay provides additional relay status
inputs to a controller, PLC, and an XM440 Master Relay module (firmware
revision 5.0 and later).
XM configuration
XM configuration is a collection of user-defined parameters for XM modules.