PROFINET CBA OVERVIEW

AM

Auto Marshaller

Software which packages function calls and parameters to be sent over COM

COM

Component Object Model

Microsoft derived mechanism to distribute objects between processes within a single machine.

DCOM

Distributed Component Object Model

Microsoft derived mechanism to distribute objects across a network.

Componer

Component Builder

An add-on to a vendor tool that generates XML files which are used to connect interfaces between objects at the PROFInet system level

Core

PROFInet Core software provided free of charge by Profibus International (PI)

Engineering Model

PROFInet term for process of creating relationships between interfaces of PROFInet devices

GUID

Global Unique Identifier

Identifier used by COM to uniquely identify an object and interfaces

IDL

Interface Definition Language

Script Language used to describe interfaces between PROFInet devices

IP

Internet Protocol

Routing protocol running under TCP

OLE

Object Linking Editing

Precursor to COM

PI

Profibus International

QoS

Quality of Service

Specifies how often a value is transferred over a network interface

RPC

Remote Procedure Call

An API for making function calls between a Client and a Server. Microsoft RPC is compliant with the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) developed by the Open Software Foundation (OSF). RPC is the protocol running under DCOM.

RTOS

Real Time Operating System

The non-windows based control software in a PROFInet device.

Runtime

PROFInet application software that transfers data between physical devices as COM objects

TCP

Transport Control Protocol

Transport communication software running under RPC. TCP provides connections

UUID

Universal Unique Identifier

Same as GUID – See GUID

XML

eXtensible Markup Language

XML is a simple, very flexible text format originally designed to meet the challenges of large-scale electronic publishing.