Glossary

 

 

 

response format

A format specifying the data required in a response to a data transmission.

response monitoring time

The time a device will wait for a response to a data transmission before assum-

 

ing that an error has occurred.

Restart Bit

A bit used to restart part of a PC.

result word

A word used to hold the results from the execution of an instruction.

retrieve

The processes of copying data either from an external device or from a storage

 

area to an active portion of the system such as a display buffer. Also, an output

 

device connected to the PC is called a load.

retry

The process whereby a device will re-transmit data which has resulted in an

 

error message from the receiving device.

return

The process by which instruction execution shifts from a subroutine back to the

 

main program (usually the point from which the subroutine was called).

reversible counter

A counter that can be both incremented and decremented depending on the

 

specified conditions.

reversible shift register

A shift register that can shift data in either direction depending on the specified

 

conditions.

right-hand instruction

See terminal instruction.

rightmost (bit/word)

The lowest numbered bits of a group of bits, generally of an entire word, or the

 

lowest numbered words of a group of words. These bits/words are often called

 

least-significant bits/words.

rising edge

The point where a signal actually changes from an OFF to an ON status.

ROM

Read only memory; a type of digital storage that cannot be written to. A ROM

 

chip is manufactured with its program or data already stored in it and can never

 

be changed. However, the program or data can be read as many times as

 

desired.

rotate register

A shift register in which the data moved out from one end is placed back into the

 

shift register at the other end.

RS-232C interface

An industry standard for serial communications.

RUN mode

The operating mode used by the PC for normal control operations.

rung

See instruction line.

scan

The process used to execute a ladder-diagram program. The program is

 

examined sequentially from start to finish and each instruction is executed in

 

turn based on execution conditions.

scan time

See cycle time.

scheduled interrupt

An interrupt that is automatically generated by the system at a specific time or

 

program location specified by the operator. Scheduled interrupts result in the

 

execution of specific subroutines that can be used for instructions that must be

 

executed repeatedly at a specified interval of time.

SCP

See subtract count input.

seal

See self-maintaining bit.

self diagnosis

A process whereby the system checks its own operation and generates a warn-

 

ing or error if an abnormality is discovered.

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