Rockwell Automation ics triplex AADvance User Manual

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Chapter 7 Glossary of Terms
consumer
consumerconsumer
consumer
The consuming controller requests the tag
from the producing controller.
contact
contactcontact
contact
A graphical component of a Ladder Diagram
program, which represents the status of an
input variable.
continuous mode
continuous modecontinuous mode
continuous mode
See high demand mode.
controller
controllercontroller
controller
A logic solver; the combination of
application execution engine and I/O
hardware.
controller system
controller systemcontroller system
controller system
One or more controllers, their power
sources, communications networks and
workstations.
coverage
coveragecoverage
coverage
The percentage of faults that will be
detected by automated diagnostics. See also
'SFF'.
creepage distance
creepage distancecreepage distance
creepage distance
The shortest distance along the surface of
an insulating material between two
conductive parts.
cross reference
cross referencecross reference
cross reference
Information calculated by the AADvance
Workbench relating to the dictionary of
variables and where those variables are used
in a project.
D
DD
D
data access (DA)
data access (DA)data access (DA)
data access (DA)
An OPC data type that provides real-time
data from AADvance controllers to OPC
clients.
de
dede
de-
--
-energize to action
energize to actionenergize to action
energize to action
A safety instrumented function circuit where
the devices are energized under normal
operation. Removal of power de-activates
the field devices.
dictionary
dictionarydictionary
dictionary
The set of internal input and output
variables and defined words used in a
program.
discrepancy
discrepancydiscrepancy
discrepancy
A condition that exists if one or more of the
elements disagree.
DITA
DITADITA
DITA
Digital input termination assembly.
DOTA
DOTADOTA
DOTA
Digital output termination assembly.
E
EE
E
element
elementelement
element
A set of input conditioning, application
processing and output conditioning.
energise to action
energise to actionenergise to action
energise to action
A safety instrumented function circuit where
the outputs and devices are de-energized
under normal operation. Application of
power activates the field device.
EUC
EUCEUC
EUC
Equipment Under Control. The machinery,
apparatus or plant used for manufacturing,
process, transportation, medical or other
activities.
expansion cable assembly
expansion cable assemblyexpansion cable assembly
expansion cable assembly
A flexible interconnection carrying bus
signals and power supplies between
AADvance base units, available in a variety
of lengths. Used in conjunction with a cable
socket assembly (at the left hand side of a
base unit) and a cable plug assembly (at the
right hand side of a base unit).
F
FF
F
fail operational state
fail operational statefail operational state
fail operational state
A state in which the fault has been masked.
See 'fault tolerant'.
fail safe
fail safefail safe
fail safe
The capability to go to a pre-determined
safe state in the event of a specific
malfunction.

Rockwell Automation ics triplex AADvance Specifications

General

Brand	Rockwell Automation
Model	ics triplex AADvance
Category	Controller
Language	English