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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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4-bit I/O module
Automation; Industrial automation
An I/O module that uses 4 bits (1 nibble) of input and/or output image area.
8-bit I/O module
Automation; Industrial automation
An I/O module that uses 8 bits (1 byte) of input and/or output image area.
bidirectional I/O module
Automation; Industrial automation
An I/O module whose communication with the scanner or processor is bidirectional and therefore uses both input and output image areas.
uni-directional I/O module
Automation; Industrial automation
An I/O module whose communication with the scanner or processor is uni-directional and therefore uses only an input image area or an output image area.
IEEE 802
Automation; Industrial automation
A family of standards specified by the American Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers for data communication over local and metropolitan area networks.
PAM™ logic
Automation; Industrial automation
A feature in an Allen-Bradley CNC system that provides auxiliary function control with ladder logic programming.
SIPROM™ feature
Automation; Industrial automation
A feature in an Allen-Bradley CNC system that provides programmed auxiliary function control.
