Industrial automation

Industrial automation

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Fluidics

Automation; Industrial automation

A type of control technology that uses logic elements based on the interaction of jets of fluid.

Signal

Automation; Industrial automation

The event or electrical quantity that conveys information from one point to another.

MCR zones

Automation; Industrial automation

Ladder logic programme areas where all non-retentive outputs can be turned off simultaneously. Each MCR zone must be delimited and controlled by MCR fence codes (MCR instructions).

A device attached to a product as it passes through a production line to uniquely differentiate that type of product from other types of products that may pass through the same production line. The ...

Management information

Automation; Industrial automation

A type of data derived from operational conditions. It may be displayed or printed as reports, which may be used in making decisions relative to the application. This data can include up-time ...

Header rung

Automation; Industrial automation

The first rung of a communication zone required in a ladder diagram programme for a 1774 PLC or PLC-2® processor on the Data Highway network.

Distributed processing system

Automation; Industrial automation

A system containing multiple hardware units located at different physical locations; individual hardware units do stand-alone processing, but can also be interconnected to share data with other ...