Industrial automation

Industrial automation

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floating master

Automation; Industrial automation

A type of communication protocol where mastership changes from station to station on an event basis. Mastership contention is resolved with a polling technique.

database

Automation; Industrial automation

The entire body of data that has to do with one or more related subjects. Typically, it consists of a collection of data files.

I/O

Automation; Industrial automation

Input(s) and/or output(s).

linearity error

Automation; Industrial automation

A deviation from a straight line expressed in percentage of full scale. For an ideal A/D or D/A conversion, a graph of the digital values plotted against the corresponding analog values form a ...

fluidics

Automation; Industrial automation

A type of control technology that uses logic elements based on the interaction of jets of fluid.

signal

Automation; Industrial automation

The event or electrical quantity that conveys information from one point to another.

MCR zones

Automation; Industrial automation

Ladder logic program areas where all non-retentive outputs can be turned off simultaneously. Each MCR zone must be delimited and controlled by MCR fence codes (MCR instructions).