Terminology

Following are some of the most common automation & control terminology:

CAN: Campus Area Network (Networks)

CIP: Common Industrial Protocol

CNC: Computer Numeric Control

COS: Change of State

CSMA / CD: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (Networks)

CST: Coordinated System Time

DCP: DeviceNet Control Protocol (Networks)

EEPROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

FOC: Field Oriented ControlNet (Drives)

GAN: Global Area Network (Networks)

HART: Highway Addressable Remote Transducer

HMI: Human Machine Interface

IAM: Integrated Axis Module (motion)

LAN: Local Area Network (Networks)

MAN: Metropolitan Area Network (Networks)

MCR: Main Control Relay

NUT: Network Update Time (Networks)

OUI: Organizational Unique Identifier (Networks)

PAC: Programmable Automation Controller

PLC: Programmable Logic Controller

RIUP: Remove Insert Under Power

RPI: Requested Packet Interval

RTS: Real Time Sample

SLC: Small Logic Controller

VPL: Velocity Processor Loop (Drives)

WAN: Wide Area Network (Networks)