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Industrial automation

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Industrial automation

carrier

Automation; Industrial automation

A continuous frequency capable of being modulated or impressed with a signal.

watchdog timer

Automation; Industrial automation

A timer that monitors a cyclical process and is cleared at the conclusion of each cycle. If the watchdog runs past its programmed time period, it will cause a fault.

most significant digit (MSD)

Automation; Industrial automation

The digit representing the greatest value within a string of digits.

International Telegraph and Telephone Consultive Committee (CCITT)

Automation; Industrial automation

An international standards organization responsible for a number of data communication conventions.

alarm programming

Automation; Industrial automation

A continuously executed background program used to check for, and to report, alarm conditions in the controllers it monitors.

token bus

Automation; Industrial automation

A token-access procedure used with broadcast topology.

least significant digit (LSD)

Automation; Industrial automation

The digit that represents the smallest value within a string of digits.

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