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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synchronous speed

Automation; Industrial automation

The speed of an ac induction motor’s rotating magnetic field. It is determined by the frequency applied to the stator and the number of magnetic poles present in each phase of the ...

critical damping

Automation; Industrial automation

1) The value of damping that provides the most rapid transient response without overshooting. 2) Operation between underdamping and overdamping.

process configuration and operation (PCO) software

Automation; Industrial automation

A set of Allen-Bradley software tools that simplify the development of PLC code for process control, as well as the integration of the PLC processor and MMI in a process control ...

flash memory

Automation; Industrial automation

Programmable non-volatile random-access memory.

multi-drop link

Automation; Industrial automation

1) A link that has more than 2 stations. 2) Contrasted with point-to-point link

adapter module

Automation; Industrial automation

A module in an I/O chassis, that provides a communication interface between a scanner and the I/O modules in that I/O chassis. It reads input data from input circuits and ...