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Glossary
Symbol
Prefix
Value
m
milli
10
–3
k
kilo
10
3
Numbers
4-20 mA system
Traditional control system in which a computer or control unit
provides control for a network of devices controlled by 4-20 mA
signals.
A
Address
Character code that identifies a specific location (or series of
locations) in memory.
Alarm
A notification the NI-FBUS Communications Manager software
sends when it detects that a block leaves or returns to a particular
state.
API
Application Programmer Interface.
Attribute
Properties of parameters.
B
b
Bits.
Bank
The combination of one FieldPoint network module and one or more
terminal bases and I/O modules.
Basic device
A device that can communicate on the Fieldbus, but cannot become
the LAS.
