Section 11. Glossary
Term. DTE
D
ata
T
erminal
E
quipment. While the term has much wider meaning, in the
limited context of practical use with the CR1000, it denotes the pin
configuration, gender, and function of an RS-232 port. The RS-232 port on
the CR1000 is DCE. Attachment of a null-modem cable to a DCE device
effectively converts it to a DTE device. See
Term. DCE
(p. 513).
Term. duplex
A serial communication protocol. Serial communications can be simplex,
half-duplex, or full-duplex.
Reading list:
simplex
(p. 528),
duplex
(p. 248),
half-duplex
(p. 517),
and
full-duplex
(p. 516).
Term. duty cycle
The percentage of available time a feature is in an active state. For example,
if the CR1000 is programmed with 1 second scan interval, but the program
completes after only 100 millisecond, the program can be said to have a 10%
duty cycle.
Term. earth ground
A grounding rod or other suitable device that electrically ties a system or
device to the earth. Earth ground is a sink for electrical transients and
possibly damaging potentials, such as those produced by a nearby lightning
strike. Earth ground is the preferred reference potential for analog voltage
measurements. Note that most objects have a "an electrical potential" and the
potential at different places on the earth — even a few meters away — may
be different.
Term. engineering units
Units that explicitly describe phenomena, as opposed to, for example, the
CR1000 base analog-measurement unit of milliVolts.
Term. ESD
Electrostatic discharge
Term. ESS
Environmental Sensor Station
Term. excitation
Application of a precise voltage, usually to a resistive bridge circuit.
Term. execution interval
See
scan interval
(p. 526).
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