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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Accumulation - The process of adding the current displayed value to a saved
total value in memory.
Accuracy - The measure of closeness of a reading to a known good value.
Average Piece Weight(APW) - The average weight of one(1) part used while
counting.
Alpha Numeric - Letters as well as numbers
Baud Rate - The speed of serial data transmission.
Calibration - To set the weight of the scale to read the same as a known
accurate standard.
Comparator - A function which compares the displayed scale value to the two
entered thresholds and indicates; over both(OVER), under both(UNDER), or
between them(GO).
Digital Averaging - The process of averaging multiple readings and displaying
the result.
EMI - Electro-Magnetic Interference. Interference from electro-mechanical
waves.
Excitation Voltage - The voltage used to drive the load cell output.
Gain - The amount of amplification used to increase the load cell signal to a
usable amount.
Gross Weight - The total weight on the scale.
g - grams. 1 gram = .002204623 lbs
ID - The number (0-300) which identifies the information stored for a part.
kg - Kilograms. 1 kg = 1000 g. 1 kg = 2.204622622 lbs
lb - Pounds. 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg
Motion - Any movement detected by the scale.
Motion Band - The window which triggers motion.
Net Weight - The total (Gross Weight) minus the weight of the container (Tare
Weight).
Parameter - A item in the menu used to configure scale operation.
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