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Industrial automation

Zero V

Automation; Industrial automation

To set to zero, the value of a word or other unit of memory.

Daisy-chain configuration (for parallel connection)

Automation; Industrial automation

1) In a linear arrangement of parallel (bus) connections, a physical configuration such that each device is connected on the bus at the junction of two conductor segments, with no drop-line between ...

Erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM)

Automation; Industrial automation

A PROM that can be erased, usually with ultraviolet light, then re-programmed with electrical signals. As with all PROMs, it is non-volatile random-access memory. (See PROM, EEPROM, and UV-erasable ...

Infrared

Automation; Industrial automation

Invisible light radiation starting at a wavelength of 690 nm (6900 A).

Armature-voltage feedback

Automation; Industrial automation

Using armature voltage as the velocity feedback signal to an electronic speed regulator. This voltage is approximately directly proportional to motor velocity, assuming a constant motor field and ...

Queue

Automation; Industrial automation

A logical structure that keeps track of items waiting for processing whenever the system is unable to process each item immediately. It controls the order in which the waiting items are ultimately ...

Station

Automation; Industrial automation

An input or output point on a communication system.

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