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Automation
A technique, method or system of operating a process by highly automatic means, in order to reduce human intervention and increase speed and efficiency.
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Automation; Industrial automation
An asynchronous communication protocol for the receiving station to control the flow of data from the transmitting station. When the receiving station cannot continue to receive ...
RS-244-B
Automation; Industrial automation
An EIA standard for character and tape punch codes used for numerical control. These codes are different than ASCII codes.
RS-358-B
Automation; Industrial automation
An EIA standard for character and tape punch codes used for numerical control. These codes are the same as ASCII codes and are more compatible with general computer systems than ...
RS-274-D
Automation; Industrial automation
An EIA standard for programming formats used for contouring and positioning with numerically controlled machines. A common format for U.S. machine tools.
RS-485
Automation; Industrial automation
An EIA standard that specifies electrical characteristics of balanced-voltage digital interface circuits in a multi-point link.
RS-422
Automation; Industrial automation
An EIA standard that specifies electrical characteristics of balanced-voltage digital interface circuits in a point-to-point link.
RS-423
Automation; Industrial automation
An EIA standard that specifies electrical characteristics of unbalanced voltage digital interface circuits in a point-to-point link.
