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Industrial automation

Contributors in Industrial automation

Industrial automation

most significant bit (MSB)

Automation; Industrial automation

The bit representing the greatest value within a string of bits.

feedback control loop

Automation; Industrial automation

A closed signal path in which feedback is compared with the commanded value to obtain a corrective error signal.

pressure switch

Automation; Industrial automation

A switch that is activated at a specified pressure.

least significant bit (LSB)

Automation; Industrial automation

The bit that represents the smallest value within a string of bits.

mnemonic codes

Automation; Industrial automation

A code in which information is represented by symbols or characters.

file name

Automation; Industrial automation

A symbolic name identifying a file on a disk or in a controller or processing device.

offset-error drift

Automation; Industrial automation

The change in offset error due to change in temperature. As temperature varies from +25oC, the possible offset error increases. The offset error drift is specified in LSB/oC of full scale.

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