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2-88 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997point -to-pointA communication system in which onlytwo devices are connec
2-89Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997PRC LOWAbbreviation: Process Low RangeThis remote detail display parameter(
2-90 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997printed wiring board (PWB)A board containing printed circuits(printed wir
2-91Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997process control language (PCL)The control language in theCONTROL/21 system
2-92 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997process manager’s console (PMC)APROVOXr device that allows anoperator to
2-93Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997programmable controller (PC)A control machine, built of computersubsystems,
2-94 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997proportional/integral/derivativecontrol action (PID)Control action in whi
2-95Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997pseudo function sequence table(PFST)The established set of function blocksw
2-96 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997radio buttonA graphic component representing amutually exclusive set of s
2-97Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997read-only memory (ROM)A memory in which information is storedpermanently. A
1-1IntroductionTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997Figure 1-Table 11 IntroductionThis document lists terms, definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations us
2-98 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997recipe headerThe Recipe Manager software facility thatcontains the recipe
2-99Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997relational paradigmSet information represented intwo-dimensional tables.rel
2-100 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997reserved wordsReserved words are used by InteractiveStructured Query Lan
2-101Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997RGBWAcronym: Red, Green, Blue, WhiteRICAcronym and IBM mark: RealtimeInter
2-102 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997RS3 process control productsA Fisher-Rosemount Systems productline of ad
2-103Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997sample multiplierIn an RS3 implementation, a samplemultiplier affects the
2-104 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997SDFAcronym: Statistical Data FileSDLCAcronym: Synchronous Data LinkCommu
2-105Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997sensor1. A G2 object that contains one piece ofdata, usually supplied by a
2-106 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997servoAbbreviation: Servomotor1. A device that contains and deliverspower
2-107Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997shutdown controlThe ENSTRUCT software function thatmonitors as many as 16
1-2 IntroductionTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 19971.3 Manual ConventionsThis manual uses the following conventions:J Revision Control — The title pa
2-108 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997SIMVOXTheSIMVOXReal-timeProcessSimulation Software includes softwaretool
2-109Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997slot time delayThe length of time required for a deviceto send a message t
2-110 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997SMOUTAbbreviation: Smart OutputAn FST instruction that sends an outputva
2-111Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997softkey1. A keyboard key that activates one ofseveral functions, according
2-112 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997SP72 attributeA component of the ISA SP72 datamodel. In the model, data
2-113Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997standard analog outputA multiplexer point type that receives ananalog valu
2-114 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997status barThe horizontal bar at the bottom of manyapplications. The stat
2-115Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997supervisory (SUP or SUPV)A loop control mode: the controlalgorithm changes
2-116 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997systems en g ineeringThe implementation of ahardware-and-software system
2-117Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997tag setUser-defined lists of tags on which theENVOXr software can perform
2-1Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997Figure 2-Table 22 Master Glossary of Terms andSymbolsThis master glossary co
2-118 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997temporary condition indicatorIn the ENSTRUCT software: a registerused to
2-119Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997tileTo size and line up windows such that auser can see every part of ever
2-120 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997totalizerA process control computation that actsas an integrator. A tota
2-121Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997train/test split approachA parameter in the Options Customizedialog box wi
2-122 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997transmitter engineering units (TEU)Some smart field devices do not direc
2-123Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997TTLAcronym: Transistor-Transistor LogictuningThe adjustment of control ter
2-124 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997ultraviolet read-only memory(UVROM)A special type of ROM. Exposure toint
2-125Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997unit variable initialized flagIn the INSTRUCT software: a unitvariable whi
2-126 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997user authorization file (UAF)UAF> is the prompt for the VMSAuthorizat
2-127Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997variable FSTThis group of FSTs (VAR-CC21 throughVAR-CC30) contains the log
2-2 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997Terms@aGlance/ITAn Intuitive Technology Corporationsoftware product that e
2-128 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997VIEWPDFThis Graphics Toolkit PC-based programpreviews a PDF file on the
2-129Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997voltage output (VO)A terminal, available on a PROVOXrcontroller or multipl
2-130 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997wide area netwo rk (WAN)A group of electronic devices that are farfrom e
2-131Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997W3DBLIB.DLLW3DBLIB.DLL is the DB-Library binarythat provides SQL communica
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3-1Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997Figure 3-Table 33 Acronym and Abbreviation ListAABINTAcronym: Allen-Bradley Interfa
3-2 Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997AOAcronym: Analog OutputAOUTAcronym: Analog Output InstructionAPUAcronym: Arithme
3-3Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997CCADAcronym: Computer Aided DesignCAPAbbreviation: CapacitorCASCAbbreviation: Casca
3-4 Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997CPUAcronym: Central Processing Unit.CRCAcronym: Cyclic Redundancy CheckCRIAcronym
3-5Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997DDCAcronym: Direct Digital ControlDDPAcronym: Detail Display ParameterDDPRDAcronym:
2-3Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997ACKAbbreviation: Acknowledgeacknowledge (ACK)To respond to an alarm or other
3-6 Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997DTEAcronym: Digital Terminal EquipmentDVCAcronym: Digital Valve ControllerDVMAcro
3-7Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997FF-C-C:AAcronym: File-Card-Channel:AttributeFCSAcronym: Frame Check SequenceFDFWDAc
3-8 Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997HIECHigh Engineering Units Scale FactorHIUAcronym: Highway Interface UnitHMANAbbr
3-9Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997IREGAcronym: Integer Register.ISAAcronym: Instrument Society of AmericaISOAcronym:
3-10 Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997LSPAcronym: Last SetpointLTDAcronym: Local Traffic DirectorLUAcronym: Logical Un
3-11Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997NCAcronym: Normally ClosedNDAcronym: Network DeviceNIUAcronym: Network Interface U
3-12 Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997PCALLOAcronym: Process Low Range LimitPCIAcronym: Pulse Count InputPCIUAcronym:
3-13Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997PMAAcronym: Plant Management AreaPMCAcronym: Process Manager’s ConsolePMC(B)Acrony
3-14 Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997RBLAcronym: Rosemount Basic LanguageRCIA IIAcronym: Redundant CommunicationInter
3-15Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997SSAAcronym: System AdministratorSAMAcronym: System Administrator ManagerSAMAAcrony
2-4 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997adaptive g ain1. A type of primary control algorithmwhich allows the propo
3-16 Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997SQRTAbbreviation: Square RootSQXAcronym: Statistical Quality ControlSR90Abbrevia
3-17Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997UUAFAcronym: User Authorization FileUARTAcronym: Universal AsynchronousReceiver/Tr
3-18 Acronym and Abbreviation ListTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997WWANAcronym: Wide Area NetworkWARNAbbreviation: WarningWDTAcronym: Watchdog Time
A-1BibliographyTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997Figure D-Table DAppendix AA BibliographyPROVOX Source DocumentsConfiguring the PROVUEr Console, CE7.
A-2 BibliographyTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997Maintaining the Type DH6009 Serial interface Unit, MM4.10:DH6009, Revision A—July1990Maintaining t
A-3BibliographyTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997Installation and Maintenance Instructions for a CIA II Used in a HIU,PN4.2:DH6008(S1), Original—July
A-4 BibliographyTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997Using DH6200-Series Computer/Highway Interface Package (CHIP) Software,UM3.0:DH6200, Revision A—De
A-5BibliographyTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997Maintaining DC9400-Series Operator Workplace with DC6460-Series PROVUEConsole Electronics Unit, MM7.
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Index-1TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997IndexSymbols.api file, 2-7.bmp file, 2-15.cdv file, 2-17.di[x] file, 2-34.in file, 2-56.out file, 2-81.sn[x]
2-5Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997alarm (ALM)1. A console indicator of an unusualcondition.2. An area on the O
Index-2TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997alarm, 2-5alarm banner, 2-5alarm banner mode, 2-5alarm deadband, 2-5alarm trip point, 2-5alert, 2-5algorith
Index-3TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997auto regressive integrated movingaverage, 2-10AutoBuilder, 2-10AutoCAD, 2-10AutoLISP, 2-10automatic mode, 2-
Index-4TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997BREG, 2-15, 3-2bridge, 2-15Bridge Highway II, 2-15British Standards Institute, 2-15BSI, 2-15, 3-2buffer, 2-
Index-5TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997COG, 2-19, 3-3Cohen and Coon tuning, 2-19cold junction compensator, 2-19COM, 2-20, 2-21, 3-3COMM, 2-20, 3-3c
Index-6TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997Cpx, 2-24CRC, 2-25, 2-26, 3-4CRI, 2-24, 2-25, 3-4critical gain, 2-25critical period, 2-25CRT, 2-25, 3-4CSA,
Index-7TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997DEC, 2-29, 2-32, 3-5decibel, 2-29decibel millivolt, 2-29DECnet, 2-29decommission, 2-29decoupling, 2-29defaul
Index-8TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997Distributed Systems Products, 2-34distribution, 2-34disturbance variable, 2-34DLL, 2-34, 2-37, 3-5DM, 2-33,
Index-9TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997end delimiter, 2-38end time, 2-38engineering unit, 2-38engineering units descriptor, 2-38engineering units h
Index-10TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997field, 2-43field units, 2-43FIELDVUE, 2-43FIELDVUE shadow AO point, 2-43FIFO, 2-43, 2-44, 3-7FIL, 2-43, 3-
Index-11TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997general recipe, 2-48generate, 2-48GND, 2-48, 3-7GPF, 2-48, 2-49, 3-7GPIB, 2-49, 3-7grade, 2-49grade paramet
2-6 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997alias templateA set of names assigned to point typesas part of a UOC confi
Index-12TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997horizontal scalability, 2-53host, 2-54HP, 2-54, 3-8HP-UX, 2-54HPIB, 2-54, 3-8hub, 2-54hybrid, 2-54hyperlin
Index-13TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997integral control action, 2-58integrated circuit, 2-58integrated function controller, 2-58integration, 2-58i
Index-14TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997LD, 2-63, 2-64, 3-9LDSV, 2-63least-significant digit, 2-63LED, 2-63, 3-9letter-quality printing style, 2-6
Index-15TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997man machine interface, 2-67management of change, 2-67manual loader, 2-67manual mode, 2-67manual switchover,
Index-16TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997multiplexer analog input, 2-73multiplexer analog output, 2 -73multiplexer discrete input, 2-73multiplexer
Index-17TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997observation, 2-78OCC, 2-78, 3-11occurrence, 2-78octal, 2-78octet, 2-78OEM, 2-78, 2-80, 3-11OFCC, 2-78, 3-11
Index-18TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997partial serial tag nu mb ering system,2-83PASCAL, 2-83pass-through messages, 2-83password, 2-83path, 2-83P
Index-19TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997pointing device, 2-87point-status summary, 2-87point-to-point, 2-88polling, 2-88population, 2-88pop-up menu
Index-20TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997programmable serial interface, 2-93PROM, 2-93, 3-13prompt, 2-93proper string, 2-93proportional band, 2-93p
Index-21TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997read-only memory, 2-97readout, 2-97real, 2-97real tag, 2-97real time executive, 2-97realtime computer micro
2-7Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997analog input (AIN) instructionAn AIN instruction in a FST step sets theperce
Index-22TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997rtSBC, 2-97, 2-102, 3-14rtVAX 300, 2-102rule inference, 2-102rule table, 2-102run, 2-102run chart, 2-102RW
Index-23TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997shielding, 2-106short frame, 2-106shutdown control, 2-107SIA, 2-107, 3-15SIG tools, 2-107sigma, 2-107sigma
Index-24TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997standard analog output, 2-113standard deviation, 2-113standard discrete output, 2-113standard format opera
Index-25TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997tag numbering system, 2-11 6tag numbering system specificconfiguration, 2-116tag permissions, 2-116tag perm
Index-26TR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997TTL, 2-121, 2-123, 3-16tuning, 2-123tuning parameter, 2-123TV, 2-118twenty-series controllers, 2-123type 1
Index-27TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997variables, 2-127variables data, 2-127variance, 2-127variation, 2-127VAX, 2-127, 2-128, 3-17VCIA, 2-127, 2-1
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ConfiguWrite, DOCVUE, ENVOX, FIELDVUE, Fisher-Rosemount, Fisher-Rosemount Systems,Instrument Information System, Managing the Process Better , microPR
2-8 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997application moduleThe hardware device that controls thelicensing for the O
2-9Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997ASCII1. Acronym: American Standard Codefor Information Interchange2. A stand
2-10 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997attributes dataQualitative data counted for recordingand analysis. This d
2-11Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997auxiliary function parameter (AFP)A special tuning parameter for certainFST
2-12 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997Basic or BASICBeginner’s All-purpose SymbolicInstruction Code: a high-lev
2-13Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997batch formalismA comprehensive method of controlanalysis that deals with th
2-14 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997begin timeThe time represented by the left verticalaxis of the plot area.
2-15Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997blockAn AutoCAD term for a graphic orinformational data component; a set of
2-16 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997busA general term for a group of signal linesto be considered together, a
2-17Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997cascade cont rolA control technique that uses the outputof one control loop
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2-18 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997CFOCAcronym: Custom Format Operator’sConsoleCHANAbbreviation: Channelchan
2-19Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997CJCAcronym: Cold Junction CompensatorclassA group of G2 objects that have t
2-20 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997COMAbbreviation: Computer ModeCOMMAbbreviation: Communicationscomma delim
2-21Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997complimentary metal oxidesemiconductor (CMOS)A family of digital integrated
2-22 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997CONFIGAbbreviation: Configurationconfiguration (CONFIG)1. Giving instruct
2-23Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997continuous variableA variable assuming a range of values.control algorithmA
2-24 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997control modeValid control modes for a control loopinclude manual (MAN), a
2-25Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997CRCAcronym: Cyclic Redundancy CheckCRIAcronym: Control Room Instrumentation
2-26 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997cyclic redundancy check (CRC)1. A method of error detection in datatransm
2-27Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997data highwayA data communications network for alimited area that functions
5. Describe the amount of usable informationin this manual including tables.Please explain.V Too much information — not all required toperform taskV P
2-28 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997DBNDAbbreviation: DeadbanddcAcronym: direct currentDC1. Acronym: Data Con
2-29Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997dead-timeThe time interval in which no processchange occurs following a cha
2-30 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997demodulationIn the HART p rotocol, the p rocess ofrecovering the original
2-31Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997deviationUsually, the difference between setpointand process variable. More
2-32 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997DIGCOMMAbbreviation: Digital CommunicationThis remote detail display para
2-33Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997direct cu rrent (DC o r dc)A flow of current in only one direction (asoppos
2-34 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997disketteA magnetic storage medium with 1.4megabytes (or 740 kilobytes) of
2-35Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997DMAcronym: Discrete MonitorDMAAcronym: Direct Memory AccessDMCAcronym: Dyna
2-36 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997drop cableThe cable that connects a highwaydevice and the cable tap.drop
2-37Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997DXFINThe AutoCAD command that imports aDXF file into AutoCAD.DXFOUTThe Auto
Documentation MapTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997iiiPROVOXInstrumentationPROVOXr LibraryThis map shows the location of the Master Glossary in the d
2-38 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997Electronic Industries Association(EIA)A group of electronic manufacturers
2-39Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997enhanced pulse count input (EPCI)APROVOXr point type. An EPCI pointreads a
2-40 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997ERRAbbreviation: ErrorerrorThe value of PV -- SP, or the differencebetwee
2-41Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997EWMAAcronym: Exponentially Weighted MovingAverageexceptionA type of unsolic
2-42 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997extended ac2A multiplexer point type that monitorssignals associated with
2-43Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997feedbackDescribes a process in which the effect ofan output (or the output
2-44 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997fileA collection of related computerinformation or data records identifie
2-45Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997fixed program memoryMemory that is occupied by programsscheduled to run at
2-46 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997Fortran/FORTRANFormula Translation: a high-level,procedure-oriented compu
2-47Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997friction rollersRubber rollers that move paper throughthe printer.frozen ta
Documentation MapTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997ivPROVOXr documentation supports each stage of system development.System Development StagesDocumen
2-48 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997FWDAbbreviation: ForwardG2A real-time expert system developed byGensym Co
2-49Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997GPFAcronym: General Protection FaultGPIBAcronym: General Purpose Interface
2-50 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997group templateA collection of setpoint values defined fora group point. F
2-51Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997hardcodedA type of intelligent sensor functionsequence table (FST) for a PR
2-52 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997hertzUnit of frequency measurement in cyclesper second (cps).Hewlett-Pack
2-53Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997highwaySee Data Highway or PROVOXHighway II.Highway Addressable RemoteTrans
2-54 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997host (computer)The primary computer in a multi-elementsystem, typically s
2-55Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997IFCCThis remote detail display parameter(DDP) attribute, 237:IFCC, indicate
2-56 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997implied valve position or pressure(IVP)The output of a primary control al
2-57Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997initial model fileThe initial model file in the DesignNumber of Hidden Neur
TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997v1 Introduction 1-1...1.1 Intended Audience 1-1...
2-58 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997instrument informationAll of the information associated with aphysical in
2-59Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997integrity error levelSee Integrity Level and Integrity Status.integrity lev
2-60 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997International ConsultativeCommittee for Telephony andTelegraphy (CCITT)Th
2-61Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997IOSTATAbbreviation: I/O Status1. An IOSTAT instruction in an FST stepreads
2-62 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997job informationAn IIS database description createdduring installation tha
2-63Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997last in, first o u t (LIFO)An order for handling or processing itemsplaced
2-64 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997loadA software-initiated action on a database.The term refers to the SYBA
2-65Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997log1. A summary of process operation data,especially a list of significant
2-66 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997log on1. The process of gaining access to asoftware program loaded onto a
2-67Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997LPIAcronym: Lines Per InchLPMAcronym: License Personality ModuleLQAcronym:
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2-68 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997manual switchoverA redundant console switching procedureinitiated at the
2-69Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997maximize buttonA control button on an OSF/Motif WindowManager (MWM) window
2-70 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997menu permissionsA feature of the IIS software package thatcontrols access
2-71Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997modeIdentification of who or what controlschanges to certain types of point
2-72 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997monitorAPROVOXr point type. A monitor pointis used to retain a single ana
2-73Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997MSDAcronym: Most Significant DigitmultidropA communication system in which
2-74 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997multiplexer discrete out p u t(MUX-DO)APROVOXr point type, available from
2-75Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997MUX-PCIAcronym: Multiplexer Pulse Count InputMVAcronym: Measured Variable o
2-76 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997Network Operations Server (NOS)A software option to the PROVUEroperator c
2-77Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997non-volatile memory (NVM)A type of semiconductor memory thatretains its con
TR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997viiSection Tab GuideIntroductionMaster Glossary of Terms and SymbolsAcronym and Abbreviation ListBibliographyIndex1
2-78 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997ObjectBrokerA Digital Equipment Corporation softwareproduct.object defini
2-79Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997open systems interconnection (OSI)The OSI reference model is a definedway o
2-80 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997operator attention List (OAL)A one-line console message that alertsthe op
2-81Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997OS/2The operating system software IBM usesin several models of computer. OS
2-82 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997PALAcronym: Programmable Array LogicparadigmRefers to the architecture an
2-83Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997parity bitA binary bit appended to the data bits ina character to make the
2-84 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997PBAcronym: Proportional BandPBMAcronym: Push-Button ModulePCAcronym: Prin
2-85Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997PDSAcronym: Process Data ServerPEAcronym: processing elementPEMSAcronym: Pr
2-86 Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOX Revision A — April 1997phase conditionA process condition that forces theoperation of a batch to
2-87Master Glossary of Terms and SymbolsTR4.0:PROVOXRevision A — April 1997PLC1. Acronym: Programmable LogicController2. A registered trademark of the
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