Glossary

process I/O

An Advantys STB I/O module designed for operation at extended temperature

 

ranges in conformance with IEC type 2 thresholds. Modules of this type often feature

 

high levels of on-board diagnostics, high resolution, user-configurable parameter

 

options, and higher levels of agency approval.

process image

A part of the NIM firmware that serves as a real-time data area for the data exchange

 

process. The process image includes an input buffer that contains current data and

 

status information from the island bus and an output buffer that contains the current

 

outputs for the island bus, from the fieldbus master.

producer/

In networks that observe the producer/consumer model, data packets are identified

consumer model

according to their data content rather than by their physical location. All nodes listen

 

on the network and consume those data packets that have appropriate identifiers.

Profibus DP

Profibus Decentralized Peripheral. An open bus system that uses an electrical

 

network based on a shielded two-wire line or an optical network based on a fiber-

 

optic cable. DP transmission allows for high-speed, cyclic exchange of data between

 

the controller CPU and the distributed I/O devices.

 

 

R

reflex action

A simple, logical command function configured locally on an island bus I/O module.

 

Reflex actions are executed by island bus modules on data from various island

 

locations, like input and output modules or the NIM. Examples of reflex actions

 

include compare and copy operations.

repeater

An interconnection device that extends the permissible length of a bus.

reverse polarity

Use of a diode in a circuit to protect against damage and unintended operation in the

protection

event that the polarity of the applied power is accidentally reversed.

rms

root mean square. The effective value of an alternating current, corresponding to the

 

DC value that produces the same heating effect. The rms value is computed as the

 

square root of the average of the squares of the instantaneous amplitude for one

 

complete cycle. For a sine wave, the rms value is 0.707 times the peak value.

role name

A customer-driven, unique logical personal identifier for an Ethernet Modbus TCP/

 

IP NIM. A role name is created either as a combination of a numeric rotary switch

 

setting and the STB NIP 2212 part number or by modifying text on the Configure

 

Role Name web page. After the STB NIP 2212 is configured with a valid role name,

 

the DHCP server will use it to identify the island at power up.

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