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Industrial automation

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Industrial automation

Programme

Automation; Industrial automation

A set of instructions used to control a machine or process.

Skewing

Automation; Industrial automation

Refers to time-delay offset between any two signals in relation to each other.

Non-volatile memory

Automation; Industrial automation

1) A memory that is designed to retain its data while its power supply is turned off. 2) Contrasted with volatile memory

Integral horsepower motor

Automation; Industrial automation

A motor that has a continuous rating of 1 HP or more, built into a frame.

Bit

Automation; Industrial automation

Binary digit. The smallest unit of information in the binary numbering system. Represented by the digits 0 and 1. The smallest unit of memory.

Turn-around time

Automation; Industrial automation

The time it takes a communication module to receive, interpret, act upon, and reply to an incoming message.

Digital-to-analog conversion (D/A conversion)

Automation; Industrial automation

Production of an analogue signal whose instantaneous magnitude is proportional to the magnitude of a digital value.

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