Rockwell Automation 1772-LS_LSP,D17726.8.6 PROG/OPER MANUAL-MINI PLC-2/05 User Manual

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Glossary

Appendix B

BĆ10

I/O Terminal
A terminal on the I/O module. One I/O terminal has a corresponding bit
address in the data table.

Isolated I/O Module
A module which has each input or output electrically isolated from every other
input or output on that module.

K
10=lK=1024. used to denote size of memory and can be expressed in bits,
bytes, or words. Example: 2K = 2048.

k
Kilo, A prefix used with units of measurement to designate quantities a 100
times as great.

Keying
keying bands installed on backplane connectors to ensure that only one type of
module can be inserted into a keyed connector.

Ladder Diagram
An industry standard for representing control systems.

Ladder Diagram Programming
A method of writing a user program in a format similar to a relay
ladder diagram.

Language
A set of symbols and rules used for representing a communicating information.

Latching Relay
A relay that maintains a given position by mechanical or electrical means until
released mechanically or electrically.

Leading Edge One-Shot
A programming technique that sets a bit for one scan when its input condition
has made a false-to-true transition. The false-to-true transition represents the
leading edge of the input pulse.

Least Significant Bit (LSB)
The bit that represents the smallest value in a nibble, byte, or word.

Least Significant Digit (LSD)
the bit that represents the smallest value in a byte or word.

LED
Light-Emitting Diode.

LED Display
An illuminated visual readout composed of alphanumeric character segments.

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