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Industrial automation
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Industrial automation
Data initialization
Automation; Industrial automation
A function performed by the processor that sets starting data values.
Slave controller
Automation; Industrial automation
An auxiliary drive controller used to provide control for additional axes or I/O. Normally interacts with operator only through a master relay. Has higher reliability and no moving parts
Weighted value
Automation; Industrial automation
The numerical value assigned to any single bit as a function of its position in a word.
Off
Automation; Industrial automation
1) A term used to designate the 0 state of a bit; the inoperative state of a device; the state of a switch or circuit that is open. Designated by the symbol 0. 2) Contrasted with on.
Tachometer
Automation; Industrial automation
A precision linear dc generator used to provide velocity feedback.
Rung
Automation; Industrial automation
In a ladder diagram program, a rung-output instruction (possibly parallel output instructions) together with its conditional instructions, if any.
Write
Automation; Industrial automation
To load data into somewhere (memory, an output, another station).
