Industrial automation

Industrial automation

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Unsolicited message

Automation; Industrial automation

1) To a station receiving a message, it is unsolicited if it is not a reply to a command message sent previously by the station now receiving the message 2) Contrasted with solicited message

Binary synchronous communication (BSC)

Automation; Industrial automation

A set of control character sequences for synchronous transmission of binary code data between stations in a data communication system. Also called “BISYNC.”

Radio-frequency interference (RFI)

Automation; Industrial automation

Radio-frequency energy of sufficient magnitude to have a possible influence on the operation of other electronic equipment. Often caused by improper grounding, plasma, and unsuppressed inductive ...

Linear interpolation

Automation; Industrial automation

A motion control function for generating data points between the starting point and the end point on two or more axes so that simultaneous motion of the axes is in a linear path.

The speed minimum and maximum at which a motor must operate under constant or variable torque load conditions. A 50:1 speed range for a motor with top speed 1800 rpm means the motor must operate as ...

Multiplexing

Automation; Industrial automation

1) The time-shared scanning of a number of data lines into a single channel. Only one data line is enabled at any time. 2) The incorporation of 2 or more signals into a single wave from which the ...