
1 About this documentation
1.3 Terminology used
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1.3 Terminology used
Term Meaning
Code Parameter for parameterising or monitoring the field device. The term is also referred to as
"index" in common usage.
Controllers The Controller is the central component of the Lenze automation system which controls the
motion sequences by means of the operating system.
The Controller communicates with the field devices (inverters) via the fieldbus.
Engineering PC The Engineering PC and the Engineering tools installed serve to configure and parameterise
the system "Controller-based Automation".
The Engineering PC communicates with the controller via Ethernet.
Engineering tools Software solutions for easy engineering in all phases which serve to commission, configure,
parameterise and diagnose the Lenze automation system.
Lenze Engineering tools (22)
FAST By default, the Lenze FAST application software is installed on the Lenze Controller in the
"FAST runtime" version with "FAST Motion" for the central control of PLC applications.
Fieldbus node Devices integrated in the bus system as, for instance, Controller and inverter
Field device
GSD / GSE Device data base file (device description for PROFIBUS stations)
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PLC Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
Subcode If a code contains several parameters, they are stored in "subcodes".
In the documentation, the slash "/" is used as a separator between the code and the subcode
(e.g. "C00118/3").
In everyday language, the term is also referred to as "subindex".
Bus systems
CAN CAN (Controller Area Network) is an asynchronous, serial fieldbus system.
CANopen® is a communication protocol based on CAN. The Lenze system bus (CAN on board)
operates with a subset of this communication protocol.
CANopen® is a registered community trademark of the CAN user organisation CiA® (CAN in
Automation e. V.).
EtherCAT® (Ethernet for Controller and Automation Technology) is an Ethernet-based
fieldbus system which fulfils the application profile for industrial real-time systems.
EtherCAT® is a registered trademark and patented technology, licenced by Beckhoff
Automation GmbH, Germany.
Ethernet specifies the software (protocols) and hardware (cables, plugs, etc.) for wired data
networks. In the form of "Industrial Ethernet", the Ethernet standard is used in industrial
production systems.
On the basis of IEEE 802.3, standard Ethernet is specified by the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA.
EtherNet/IP™ (EtherNet Industrial Protocol) is an Ethernet-based fieldbus system that uses
Common Industrial Protocol™ (CIP™) to exchange data.
EtherNet/IP™ and Common Industrial Protocol™ (CIP™) are brand labels and patented
technologies, licensed by the ODVA user organisation (Open DeviceNet Vendor Association),
USA.
PROFIBUS® (Process Field Bus) is a widely used fieldbus system for the automation of
machines and production lines.
PROFIBUS® is a registered trademark and patented technology licensed by the PROFIBUS &
PROFINET International (PI) user organisation.
PROFINET® (Process Field Network) is a real-time capable fieldbus system based on Ethernet.
PROFINET® is a registered trademark and patented technology licensed by the PROFIBUS &
PROFINET International user organisation (PI).