Industrial automation

Industrial automation

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Industrial automation

Asynchronous scanning

Automation; Industrial automation

A scanning arrangement where two scans (I/O and user program) operate independently of each other with no synchronization, so that any relative timing between the two scans is totally random.

Character

Automation; Industrial automation

One symbol of a set of symbols that normally includes both alpha and numeric codes plus punctuation marks and other symbols that may be read, stored, or written.

Baseband link

Automation; Industrial automation

1) A communication link with only one channel, encoded by on/off switching. Examples: DH and DH+™ links. 2) Contrasted with carrier-band link and broadband link

A method of handling messages over a communication network. The entire message is transmitted to an intermediate point, stored, and then transmitted again to its final destination. The destination of ...

Documentation

Automation; Industrial automation

An orderly collection of recorded hardware and software data such as tables, listings, reports, programme comments, and diagrams to provide reference information for operation and troubleshooting.