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Transparent

Factory

Transparent Factory is a Schneider Electric initiative to bring Internet technologies

to the factory floor to "information enable" Schneider Products to provide easy

"transparent" access to plant operational data over open networks with open tools.

Interfacing with products from other manufacturers for similar access, customers

can expect improved methods for monitoring and controlling factory processes at

reduced costs.

Transparent

Ready

A Schneider Electric product line based on universal Ethernet TCP/IP and Web

technologies. These industrial automation products (Trademark Telemecanique)

and electrical distribution products (TrademarkMerlin Gerin) can be integrated into

real-time data sharing systems with no need for interfaces. The product line includes

Sensor and preactuator type field products (simple or intelligent), controllers and

PLCs, HMI applications, and dedicated gateways and servers.

UDP User Datagram Protocol. A protocol that transmits data over IP.

Uni-Te Télémecanique unified application protocol (used in S7, Premium, and Micro PLC

ranges).

URL Uniform Resource Locator. The network address of a file.

UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair. A type of cabling consisting of insulated cable strands that

are twisted together in pairs.

Web Worldwide interconnection of stations based on Internet protocols. The most famous

one is HTTP (Web server).

WWW World Wide Web. A hypertext-based, distributed information system in which clients

and servers are freely available.