Automation

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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bit error rate

Automation; Industrial automation

The ratio of the number of bits received with errors to the number of bits transmitted.

linear acceleration!deceleration (LAD)

Automation; Industrial automation

A circuit that controls the rate at which a motor is allowed to accelerate to a set speed or decelerate to zero speed. On most drives, this circuit is adjustable and can be set to ...

translucent

Automation; Industrial automation

1) The characteristic of a body that allows light to pass through it diffused. 2) Contrasted with opaque

advanced programming software (APS)

Automation; Industrial automation

A Rockwell Software programming support tool for programmable controllers.

field reversing

Automation; Industrial automation

One method for producing regeneration. It is accomplished by changing the direction of current through the motor field, which reverses the polarity of the motor cemf to account ...

carrier-band link

Automation; Industrial automation

1) A communication link with a single channel whose signal modulates a carrier frequency. Example: Data Highway II™ link. 2) Contrasted with broadband link and baseband link

synchronous data link control (SDLC)

Automation; Industrial automation

A method of controlling the transfer of data between stations in a point-to-point, multi-point, or loop arrangement in which synchronous data transmission techniques are used.