Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
HW-Konfig-Abgleich
English translation:
HW Config adjustment
Added to glossary by
David Williams
Aug 26, 2008 08:48
15 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
HW-Konfig-Abgleich
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Hardware
Automation & drives
Context: "Parameter und Querverkehrsprojektierung werden beim HW-Konfig-Abgleich zurückgesetzt"
I'm also unsure about Querverkehrsprojektierung, although I have ascertained that it is 'lateral communication' (cf. http://www.automation.siemens.com/_en/mc/mc-sol/en/dcf66cbe-...
I'm also unsure about Querverkehrsprojektierung, although I have ascertained that it is 'lateral communication' (cf. http://www.automation.siemens.com/_en/mc/mc-sol/en/dcf66cbe-...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | HW Config adjustment |
Bernd Runge
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| 3 | setting up the hardware configuration |
Oliver Walter
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| 3 | hardware (HW) configuration matching |
Ken Cox
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| 3 -1 | hw-config-syncronisation |
Sandra SAYN (X)
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Proposed translations
29 mins
Bernd Runge
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Specialized in Technology & Engineering
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
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HW Config adjustment
Siehe Beispielsätze von "Herrn Siemens"
Example sentence:
When using Frame 39x, a HW Config adjustment has to be performed after each modification ...
Bei Verwendung von Telegramm 39x muss nach einer Änderung von Parametern, die relevant für die Onboard I/Os sind, generell ein HW-Konfig Abgleich durchgeführt werden und ...
Reference:
http://support.automation.siemens.com/dnl/zk/zk5OTk5AAAA_29063656_FAQ/IO_Configuration_D4xx.pdf
http://cache.automation.siemens.com/dnl/jQ/jQ3NDc1AAAA_29063656_FAQ/IO_Projektierung_D4xx.pdf
Note from asker:
| But surely the 'adjustment' correlates to the 'Änderung von Parametern', doesn't it? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Technically/literally incorrect though this may be for "abgleich", this does seem to be what the manufacturer in qiestion uses."
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6 mins
hw-config-syncronisation
hardware-configuration-syncronisation
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-08-26 08:56:40 GMT)
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Other possibilities, depending on what exactly is being done are calibration or merging.
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well, the z or the s should not really be the issue...you can syncronis/ze, calibrate or merge
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-08-26 08:56:40 GMT)
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Other possibilities, depending on what exactly is being done are calibration or merging.
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-08-26 09:01:07 GMT)
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well, the z or the s should not really be the issue...you can syncronis/ze, calibrate or merge
Note from asker:
| To be honest, Google doesn't back that up one bit. Zero hits for 'hardware-configuration-syncronisation' and only 2 for 'hardware-configuration-synchronization', both with a full stop before synchronization. Might it be 'calibration'? |
| Indeed, the z or s is not the issue, the term is not found by Google either way. |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Stephen Sadie
: sorry this term isn't common english usage// firstly syncHronisation, secondly speAk and thirdly there are no good sources on the Internet where correct computer language is normally to be found
4 mins
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certainly, because it is computer speek and not "common" english
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26 mins
Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Qualified in engineering and translation
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
setting up the hardware configuration
"Abgleich" is "setting up" or "adjusting" rather than "synchronising". More context would have been helpful, for example, what is the system whose parameters are being reset?
Note from asker:
| It is a drive system using Safety Integrated and PROFIsafe. |
23 mins
hardware (HW) configuration matching
My take. This is at least plausible, since resetting the parameters is guaranteed to achieve the same settings in all hardware units.
Incidentally, 'Projektierung' here means the parameter settings (in this case it means the actual settings; it can also mean the activity of setting the parameter values)
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Note added at 25 mins (2008-08-26 09:13:47 GMT)
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It it could also be 'configuration synchronisation' (or synchronization), despite the absence of ghits -- but an any case without hyphens in English.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-08-26 11:00:35 GMT)
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With regard to your second comment/question, I'd render 'Freie Telegrammprojektierung' as 'user-configurable telegram parameters' to describe the feature, 'user configuration of telegram parameters' to describe the activity of setting the parameters, or 'user-defined telegram parameter configuration' (or settings) for the set of configured parameters.
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'In real life' vs 'how it should be' is often a tricky question, and as I often say (having worked with engineers and as an engineer), engineers are not particularly noted for their language skills.
For example, IMHO 'parameterize' is the action of assigning parameters to an object or process so it can subsequently be configured in a particular manner by setting the values of the parameters, *but* 'parameterize' is used (not only in texts generated by German-speaking engineers or translated from German) to mean 'set a parameter value', as on p. 32 of the your first reference PDF. This page also also has your 'Free telegram configuration with Bico', which again IMHO this is not the best formulation, but if this is what appears on a user interface it is more or less cast in stone and you have no choice but to use it in a related context.
Incidentally, 'Projektierung' here means the parameter settings (in this case it means the actual settings; it can also mean the activity of setting the parameter values)
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Note added at 25 mins (2008-08-26 09:13:47 GMT)
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It it could also be 'configuration synchronisation' (or synchronization), despite the absence of ghits -- but an any case without hyphens in English.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-08-26 11:00:35 GMT)
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With regard to your second comment/question, I'd render 'Freie Telegrammprojektierung' as 'user-configurable telegram parameters' to describe the feature, 'user configuration of telegram parameters' to describe the activity of setting the parameters, or 'user-defined telegram parameter configuration' (or settings) for the set of configured parameters.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-08-26 11:45:12 GMT)
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'In real life' vs 'how it should be' is often a tricky question, and as I often say (having worked with engineers and as an engineer), engineers are not particularly noted for their language skills.
For example, IMHO 'parameterize' is the action of assigning parameters to an object or process so it can subsequently be configured in a particular manner by setting the values of the parameters, *but* 'parameterize' is used (not only in texts generated by German-speaking engineers or translated from German) to mean 'set a parameter value', as on p. 32 of the your first reference PDF. This page also also has your 'Free telegram configuration with Bico', which again IMHO this is not the best formulation, but if this is what appears on a user interface it is more or less cast in stone and you have no choice but to use it in a related context.
Note from asker:
| Thanks! Yes, indeed, although G ignore the hyphens in any case, I believe. |
| By the way, on the subject of the 'Projektierung', parameter settings works well for the Querverkehrsprojektierung (lateral communication parameter settings are reset), but "Freie Telegrammprojektierung" is configuration (e.g. "Free telegram configuration with BiCo") isn't it? |
| In spite of the apparently accepted usage in this general context, e.g. http://gregbotos.com/publicfiles/siemens_data/Sinamics%20S120%20Sp%20Trng%202007/3-Ring%20Binder/Germany%20Example/SinamicsS120Epos_en_CO_1.pdf or http://www.automatyka.siemens.pl/docs/docs_sd/SINAMICS_G130_Operating_Instructions_0306_eng.pdf etc? |
| However wrong that actually is, IRL? |
| Indeed, thanks for that. |
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