Terms and abbreviations used in this manual
General terms
Term
Command word
Communication module
Control word
FECA-01 EtherCAT
adapter module
Parameter
Profile
Status word
General abbreviations
Abbreviation
CAN
CiA
EMC
FBA
Explanation
See
Control
Communication module is a name for a device
(eg, a fieldbus adapter) through which the drive
is connected to an external communication
network (eg, a fieldbus). The communication
with the module is activated with a drive
parameter.
16-bit or 32-bit word from master to slave with
bit-coded control signals (sometimes called the
Command word)
One of the optional fieldbus adapter modules
available for ABB drives. FECA-01 is a device
through which an ABB drive is connected to an
EtherCAT network.
Operating instruction for the drive. Parameters
can be read and programmed with the drive
control panel, drive PC tools or through the
adapter module.
Adaptation of the protocol for certain application
field, for example, drives.
In this manual, drive-internal profiles (eg, DCU
or FBA) are called native profiles.
16-bit or 32-bit word from slave to master with
bit-coded status messages
Explanation
Controller Area Network
CAN in Automation
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Fieldbus adapter
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