- Industry: Automation
- Number of terms: 8432
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- Company Profile:
Rockwell Automation, Inc. provides industrial automation power, control, and information solutions.
The decrease in magnitude of a signal. The total attenuation on a fiber-optic cable is a function of the material and the length of the cable.
Industry:Automation
A configuration in which printed-circuit components are built with 2 parallel rows of pins.
Industry:Automation
A term for operator interface software that lets the operator monitor real-time data and perform real-time control functions.
Industry:Automation
The description of a bus, including its size and the function of each line. Some standardized bus structures are Multibus I, Multibus II, VAX, Q-bus, IBM PC, and the STD BUS.
Industry:Automation
A connection (e.g., for an I/O circuit) from which wires can be routed into a hazardous location.
Industry:Automation
A term that is simple and easy to remember — used to represent a complex or lengthy set of information.
Industry:Automation
A connection to a trunk cable. The tap allows part of the signal on the trunk to be passed to a station, and the signal transmitted by the station to be passed to the trunk.
Industry:Automation
A terminal or panel from which an operator can monitor and possibly affect aspects of the machine or process control.
Industry:Automation
