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EX2100 User’s Guide GEH-6632 Glossary of Terms •••• i
Glossary of Terms
6U
Full height Versa Module Eurocard (VME) board
application code
Software that controls the machine or process, specific to the application.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. An 8-bit code used for data.
auxiliary source
A source of three-phase ac power for the exciter, but not from the generator being
controlled.
automatic voltage regulator (AVR)
AVR is controller software that maintains the generator terminal voltage through the
Field Voltage Regulator.
baud
A unit of data transmission. Baud rate is the number of bits per second transmitted.
BIOS
Basic input/output system. Performs the controller boot-up, which includes hardware
self-tests and the file system loader.
bit
Binary Digit. The smallest unit of memory used to store only one piece of
information with two states, such as One/Zero or On/Off.