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µs
Microsecond, which is 0.000001 seconds.
A
Amps.
Amplifier
Servo Drive.
ARMS
Amps Root Mean Squared (RMS).
Axis
The full system to control in a single motor shaft. A single
AWG
American Wire Gauge.
Baud Rate
The number of binary bits transmitted per second on a serial communications link such as
Check Box
In a dialog box, a check box is a small box that the user can turn “On” or “Off” with the mouse. When “On” it displays an X in a square; when “Off” the square is blank. Unlike option (radio) buttons, check boxes do not affect each other; any check box can be “On” or “Off” independently of all the others.
Complex Motion
A string of multiple motion commands and logical instructions that form a repeatable operation. For the
Compound Motion
The combination of indexes in a row in which the deceleration ramp of the first index goes to the velocity of the secondary index. The first index must be initiated within a program (Index.#.CompoundInitiate).
Configuration
The
CRC
Cyclical Redundancy Check, the data transfer error checking mechanism.
Destination
A function (i.e., Stop, Preset) that may be assigned to an input line. In
Dialog Box
A dialog box is a window that appears in order to collect information from the user. When the user has filled in the necessary information, the dialog box disappears.
DIN Rail
Deutsche Industrie Norm Rail
DLL
In Microsoft® Windows®, a Dynamic Link Library contains a library of
Downloading
The transfer of a complete set of parameters from an FM to a drive.
Drive
Servo drive or amplifier.
EEPROM
An EEPROM chip is an Electrically Erasable Programmable
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility. The relative immunity of a drive to the effects of electromagnetic fields.
EMI - Electro-Magnetic Interference
EMI is noise which, when coupled into sensitive electronic circuits, may cause problems.
Firmware
The term firmware refers to software (i.e., computer programs) that are stored in some fixed form, such as
Flash
Another type of EEPROM.
Flash File
In the
FM
Function Module - device which is attached to the front of the drive to provide additional functionality.
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