GE A071-0CG manual Win

	ANSI X3.28/SRIO DPA
GE Energy Services	CONFIGURATION GUIDE

	RTU so that it appears to the master station as two or more
	RTUs. This technique is usually employed as a means by
	which to overcome the point-addressing limitations of a
	particular protocol, or to form a logical grouping of data.
	Abbreviated as LRU.
master	The client or host station or computer, with which the
	RTU equipment communicates. Also referred to as a host
	or host computer.
port	An interface point connecting a communications channel
	and a device.
random-access memory	A type of temporary data storage (memory) that can be
	read and changed while the computer is in use. Data stored
	in random-access memory is lost if the system loses
	power. Abbreviated as RAM.
remote terminal unit	A piece of equipment located at a distance from a master
	station to monitor and control the status of outlying
	equipment, and to communicate the information back to
	the master station or host. Abbreviated as RTU.
source code	A piece of code that has not yet been compiled or
	assembled (that is, it is still in the language it was
	programmed in) and so cannot yet run on a machine.
WESDAC Configuration	A menu-oriented software program that operates on a
System	personal computer and allows you to download
	configuration information to D20 RTUs or CPM RTUs.
WESDAC Interface	A module of software that manages the transfer, storage,
Node	and manipulation of data between data- collection
	applications (DCA), data-processing applications (DPA)
	and data-translation applications (DTA). Abbreviated as
	WIN.

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