AC Alternating Current

BDM Basic Drive Module

BiSS BiSS Association e.V.

CAN Controller Area Network

CCC China Compulsory Certificate

CC-LinkControl & Communication Link

CDM Complete Drive Module

CE Conformité Européenne

CEL China Energy Label

CiA CAN in Automation

CIP Common Industrial Protocol

CNC Computerized Numerical Control

CoE CAN application Protocol over EtherCAT

DC Direct Current

DIN DIN e.V. (Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.)

DoE Department of Energy

DT Delta Time

DV Delta Voltage

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EIA-xxx Electronic Industries Alliance

FF-SIS Fieldbus Foundation Safety Instrumented Systems

FSoE Fail Safe over EtherCAT

HTL High-Threshold-Logic

I/O Input/Output

IE International Efficiency

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IoT Internet of Things

ISO International Organization for Standardization

MES Manufacturing Execution System

NPN Negative, Positive, Negative

OPC UA FXOPC UA Field eXchange

PDS Power Drive System

PLC Programmable Logic Controller

PNP Positive, Negative, Positive

ProfibusProcess Field Bus

Profinet Process Field Network

RAPIEnetReal-time Automation Protocols for Industrial Ethernet

RS-xxx Recommended Standard

Sercos Serial Realtime Communication System

SLS Safely Limited Speed

SoE Servodrive-Profile over EtherCAT

SSI Synchronous Serial Interface

STO Safe Torque Off

TSN Time-Sensitive Networking

TIA-xxx Telecommunications Industry Association

UKCA UK Conformity Assessment

UL Underwriters Laboratories

VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V.

VDMA Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association