Industrial automation

Industrial automation

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Analog-to-digital conversion (A/D conversion)

Automation; Industrial automation

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

Peer-to-peer communication

Automation; Industrial automation

1) A form of communication in which messages are exchanged between entities having equal access to the medium. 1) Contrasted with master/slave communication

1/2-slot addressing (half-slot addressing)

Automation; Industrial automation

A mode of addressing I/O in which each 1/2 I/O module slot of an I/O chassis is addressed as an I/O group. Each I/O module slot contains 2 I/O groups.

Definite-purpose motor

Automation; Industrial automation

Any motor design listed and offered in standard ratings with standard operating characteristics from a mechanical construction for use under service conditions other than usual or for use on a ...

The software responsible for controlling the allocation and usage of hardware resources such as memory, CPU time, disc space and peripheral devices. The operating system is the foundation upon which ...

Node processing time

Automation; Industrial automation

1) The time it takes for a station to prepare a message for transmission across the network once it interprets the command. 2) The time it takes to deliver a message to the application layer after it ...