Abbreviations

A

 

A

Axis identifier (rotation about X/Y/Z axis)

ACK

Acknowledge

AM

Amplitude modulation

API

Application Programming Interface

AS

Sequential Function Chart (SFC)

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

AWL

Instruction list

 

 

B

 

B

Axis identifier (rotation about X/Y/Z axis)

BDE

Production data acquisition (PDS)

BSEA

User and control data input/output

 

 

C

 

C

Axis identifier (rotation about X/Y/Z axis)

CAD

Computer Aided Design

CAE

Computer Aided Engineering

CAM

Computer Aided Manufacturing

CAP

Computer Aided Planning

CAQ

Computer Aided Quality Assurance

CCLW

Counter-clockwise

CIM

Computer Integrated Manufacturing

CLW

Clockwise

 

 

D

 

D

Additional angle: 3rd feedrate

DXF

Data Exchange Format

 

 

E

Feedrate, 2nd feedrate at block end (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

E

Plane

EOT

End Of Text - control character

EOF

End Of File - control character

 

 

F

 

F

Feedrate, feedrate at block end (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

FB

Function block

FBS

Function block diagram

FE

Function unit, function device

FM

Frequency Modulation

FTAM

File Transfer, Access and Management

 

 

G

 

G

Path condition (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

GEO

Geometrical data processing

 

 

I

 

I

Circle centre point coordinate (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

IEC

International Electrical Technical Commission

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

JGES

Initial Graphics Exchange Specification

IP

Internet Protocol

IRData

Industrial Robot Data

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

 

 

J

 

J

Circle centre point coordinate (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

 

 

K

 

K

Circle centre point coordinate (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

KOP

Contact plan

 

 

L

 

L

Subroutine call (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

LAN

Local Area Network

LON

Local Operating Network

 

 

M

 

M

Additional functions, e.g. spindle rotation direction (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

MAP

Manufacturing Automation Protocol

MDE

Machine Data Acquisition (MDA)

MMS

Manufacturing Message Specification

 

 

N

 

N

Block number (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

NOK

Negative feedback (Not OK)

NC

Numerical Control

 

 

O

 

OSACA

Open System Architecture for Controls within Automation Systems

OSI

Open Systems Interconnection

 

 

P

 

P

P parameter (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025); point P

PDU

Protocol Data Unit

PLC

Programmable Logic Controller

PM

Phase Modulation

PPS

Production Planning and Control (PPC)

PROM

Programmable ROM

 

 

Q

 

Q

Axis identifier

 

 

R

 

R

Circle radius (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

RAM

Random Access Memory

RC

Robot Control

ROM

Read Only Memory

RPROM

Re-programmable ROM

 

 

S

 

S

Spindle speed (NC block code word acc. to DIN 66025)

SPS / PLC

Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerung / Programmable Logic Controller

ST

Structured text

STEP

Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data

STX

Start of text - control character

 

 

T

 

T

Tool, tool number (NC block code word acc. to 66025); temperature

TCP

Tool Centre Point

 

 

U

 

U

Axis identifier (2nd motion in X, Y and Z axes)

 

 

V

 

V

Axis identifier (2nd motion in X, Y and Z axes)

VAR

Variable

VPS

Hard-wired control unit

 

 

W

 

W

Axis identifier (2nd motion in X, Y and Z axes)

WAN

Wide Area Network

WZM

Machine tool

WZL

Tool length

WZR

Tool radius

 

 

X

 

X

Axis identifier (main motion in X axis)

 

 

Y

 

Y

Axis identifier (main motion in Y axis)

 

 

Z

 

Z

Axis identifier (main motion in Z axis)

 

 

Others

 

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