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9 Index
Keyword Index:
Address Assigned or defined designation of a bus subscriber
ASIC "Application Specific Integrated Circuit”
Baud rate The transmission rate for serial interfaces in bits per second
Binary code The designation for a code in which messages are communicated by "0" and "1"
signals.
Bit / Byte A bit (binary digit) is the smallest unit of information in the binary system. A byte has 8
bits.
Broadcast In a network, all slave participants are addressed simultaneously by the master.
EMCY message Emergency messages (error telegrams)
Jitter Designates a slight fluctuation in precision in the transmission pulse, or the variation
in the transmission time of data packages.
XML "Extensible Markup Language", abbreviated XML , contains all essential information
concerning the bus module and all parameters of FIs which can be connected.