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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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FAN® network
Automation; Industrial automation
A flexible unwired Allen-Bradley network for statistical quality control, consisting of DataMyte data collectors, DataTruck products, and FAN II software (a DataMyte product).
DeviceNet network
Automation; Industrial automation
A global industry-standard open communication network designed to provide an interface through a single cable from a programmable controller processor directly to “smart” devices ...
I/O group
Automation; Industrial automation
A group of input and/or output circuits that corresponds to a word each in the input and output image tables.
R-Net network
Automation; Industrial automation
A high-speed (800k bit/s) token-passing industrial network used in the AutoMate programmable controller family.
DCS-Net
Automation; Industrial automation
A high-speed (875k bit/s) deterministic (2.99ms/drop) coax-based master-slave drive control network used in the AutoMax DCS system.
Eteernet network
Automation; Industrial automation
A local area network with a baseband communication rate of 10M bit/s.
operating!service deviation
Automation; Industrial automation
A means of specifying the speed regulating performance of a drive controller. The performance is expressed in percent of base speed.
