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Industrial automation
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Industrial automation
Structure n
Automation; Industrial automation
In some files, structure is the next lower addressable unit of data (below file) in the hierarchical ordering of data. A structure is made up of members which may be of different sizes and formats.
Status field
Automation; Industrial automation
Used in reply messages for reporting either application or network errors.
Menu
Automation; Industrial automation
A list of options, on a screen, from which a user can select.
Dc output module
Automation; Industrial automation
An I/O module that contains circuits that provide switching of dc power to machine/process load devices based on backplane logic level dc signals. By implication, they are direct digital outputs.
Calibration
Automation; Industrial automation
The process of comparing an instrument or device with a standard to verify its accuracy, to make adjustments to meet the standard, or to devise a corrected scale.
Discrete
Automation; Industrial automation
1) Having an individually distinct identity. 2) Contrasted with integrated
Trailing-edge triggering
Automation; Industrial automation
A programming technique of triggering some step by means of an on-to-off transition of an input signal. The on-to-off transition is considered the trailing edge of the input pulse.
