Glossary

Glossary

➥Address:

                 ⤷A location in processor memory.

➥Baud Rate:

                      ⤷A unit of data transmission speed equal to the number of characters(numbers, symbols, letters) per seconds.

➥Duplex:

                 ⤷A means of two-way data communication.

➥Instruction:

                       ⤷A command or order that causes a PLC to perform certain operation.

➥Jogging:

                 ⤷The momentary operation of a motor to test rotation or to cause small movement of the driven equipment.

 

➥Latch:

              ⤷A device that continue to store the state of the input signal after a signal is removed. The input state is stored until the latch is reset.

➥Nesting:

                 ⤷A programming technique that has a branch within a branch.

➥Node:

             ⤷A common connection point between two or more contacts or element in a circuit.

➥Protocol:

                    ⤷A defined means of establishing criteria for receiving & transmitting data through communication channel.

➥Register:

                   ⤷A word or group of words used to store numerical values.

➥Holding Register:

                                 ⤷A register or file that hold a value or values for comparison or for use in user program.

➥ Surge:

               ⤷A transient variation in a current or voltage at a point in the circuit.

 ➥I/O Scan time:

                             ⤷The time required for the PLC monitor all inputs, read the user program And control all outputs. The I/O scan repeats continuously.

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