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Abbreviations

A/D Analog/Digital

AC Adaptive Control

AC Alternating Current

ACOP Advanced COProcessor

AM Asynchronous Motor drive

ANA ANalog Axis

AP Activation Point

ASM ASynchronous Motor

ASUB Asynchronous SUBprogram

AUTO AUTOmatic mode

BAG Mode group

BCS Basic Coordinate System

BTR Behind Tape Reader

BZS Basic Zero System

CC Central Controller

CCU Compact Control Unit

CDON Collision Detection ON

CNC Computerized Numerical Control

CP Communication Processor

CPU Central Processing Unit

CSB Central Service Board

DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter

DB Data Block

DC Direct Current

DC-PMM DC Power Management Module

DDE Dynamic Data Exchange

DE Drive End of motor (motor front end with shaft end)

DI Digital Input

DMP Distributed machine I/O devices

DMS Direct Measuring System

DNC Direct Numerical Control

DO Digital Output

DPR Dual-Port RAM

DRF Differential Resolver Function (handwheel offset)

DRIVE-CLiQ DRIVE Component Link with IQ

DRY DRY run feedrate

DSP Digital Signal Processor

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ECU Economic Control Unit

EFP Single I/O module

EG Electronic Gear

EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility

EnDat Encoder Data interface

EP Electronic Point

ESR Extended Stop and Retract

EU Expansion Unit

EXE EXternal pulse shaper Electronics

FB Function Block

FBD Function Block Diagram

FC Function Call

FCS Frequency Compensated Spindle drive

FDD FeeD Drive

FFS Flash File System

FFT Fast Fourier Transformation

FIFO First In First Out

FM Function Module

FOC FOrce Control

Frame Description of transformations in Cartesian coordinates

FRC FeedRate for Chamfer/rounding (non-modal)

FRCM FeedRate for Chamfer/rounding (Modal)

FSB Front Side Bus

GPUD Global Program User Data

GUD Global User Data

HHU HandHeld Unit

HLA module Module for hydraulic linear drives

HMI Human Machine Interface

HPC axis High-Precision C axis

HRS High Resolution Speed

HSC High-Speed Cutting

HT Handheld Terminal

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I Input

I/O Inputs/Outputs

I/RF module Infeed/Regenerative Feedback unit, stabilized

IBS Startup/commissioning

IM Interface Module

IPO cycle InterPOlation cycle

ISA Industrial Standard Architecture

JOG JOGging (set-up)

KI K Instructions (1 KI = 1024 instructions)

LAD LADder logic

LCD Liquid Crystal Display

LEC Leadscrew Error Compensation

LMS Length Measurement System

LS Linear Scale

LUD Local User Data

M Milling

MCI Motion Control Interface

MCP Machine Control Panel

MCS Machine Coordinate System

MDA Manual Data Automatic (manual input)

MDI Manual Data Input

MDS Mobile Data Storage

MMC Man-Machine Communication

MPC Multi-Point Controller

MPI Multi-Point Interface

MS Mains Supply

MSD Main Spindle Drive

MSEC Measuring System Error Compensation

NC Numerical Control

NCK Numerical Control Kernel

NCU Numerical Control Unit

NDE Non-Drive End of motor (motor rear end, opposite the shaft end)

NURBS Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (universal interpolator)

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O Output

OB Organization Block

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OP Operator Panel

OPI Operator Panel Interface

PC cycle Position Control cycle

PCIN Data transfer program

PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

PCU Panel Control Unit

PG Programming device

PI services Program Invocation services

PL Performance Level

PLC Programmable Logic Controller

PLG PLanetary Gear

PM Power Module

PRT PRogram Test

PST Parameterization and Startup Tool

PTP Point-To-Point

QDS Quality Data Save

Repos Repositioning

RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer

ROD Rotary incremental encoder system

ROV Rapid OVerride

RPE Rotor Position Encoder

RTCP Remote Tool Center Point

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S/R Signals/Revolution
pulses/revolution

SAE Signal Amplifier Electronics

SBH Safe operating stop

SBL Single BLock

SCL Structured Control Language

SE Safe software limit switch

SFB System Function Block

SFC System FunCtions

SGA Safety-related output signals

SGE Safety-related input signals

SH Safe standstill

SH Shaft Height

SIL Safety Integrity Level

SKP SKiP block

SLG Write/Read Device

SLM Smart Line Module

SLS Safely Limited Speed

SM Signal Module

SN Safe software cams

SPL Safe Programmable Logic

SPOS Spindle POSitioning

SSI Serial Synchronous Interface

STL STatement List

STN Super Twisted Nematic

SYNACT SYNchronized ACTion

SZS Settable Zero System

T Turning

T Tool

TFT Thin Film Transistor

TG TachoGenerator

TM Tool Management

TPM Total Productive Maintenance

TRANSMIT TRANSform Milling Into Turning

TSS Tool Setting Station

TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic

UI module Uncontrolled Infeed module

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VDEW Association of German Electrical Supply Companies

VDI interface Signal interface (NCK-PLC) approved by control and machine manufacturers
(VDI = Association of German Engineers)

VGA Video Graphics Adapter

VNC Virtual Network Computing

VPM Voltage Protection Module

WCS Workpiece Coordinate System

WG Worm gear

WOP Workshop-Oriented Programming

WSG Pulse Encoder Interface

WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get

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