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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daisy-chain configuration (for parallel connection)

Automation; Industrial automation

1) In a linear arrangement of parallel (bus) connections, a physical configuration such that each device is connected on the bus at the junction of two conductor segments, with no ...

erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM)

Automation; Industrial automation

A PROM that can be erased, usually with ultraviolet light, then re-programmed with electrical signals. As with all PROMs, it is non-volatile random-access memory. (See PROM, ...

infrared

Automation; Industrial automation

Invisible light radiation starting at a wavelength of 690 nm (6900 A).

armature-voltage feedback

Automation; Industrial automation

Using armature voltage as the velocity feedback signal to an electronic speed regulator. This voltage is approximately directly proportional to motor velocity, assuming a constant ...

queue

Automation; Industrial automation

A logical structure that keeps track of items waiting for processing whenever the system is unable to process each item immediately. It controls the order in which the waiting ...