
Glossary
Original Ć June 1990CE4.2:CL6211
Controller A device that operates automatically to regulate a controlled variable.
Control Loop An arrangement of mechanical and electronic components for process
control. A product flows through one or more mechanical components
of the loop. The electronic components of the loop continuously
measure one or more aspects of the product flow, then alter those
aspects as necessary to achieve a desired process condition. A simple
control loop measures only one variable. More sophisticated control
loops measure many variables and maintain specified relationships
between those variables.
Control Algorithm
A mathematical representation of a control action to be performed.
Control Sequence
A type of primary control algorithm which provides basic functions such
as alarming, data communication, tracking, and error signal calculation,
but does not provide any form of PID control action. This allows the user
to create a customized control algorithm transfer function using FST
instructions.
CPU Acronym: Central Processing Unit.
CRC Acronym: Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRT Acronym: Cathode Ray Tube.
Current to Pressure Transducer (I/P)
An electronic component or device that converts a milliamp DC signal to
a proportional pneumatic pressure output signal.
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
A method of error detection in data transmission and data storage. The
check evaluates both the number of ones and zeroes in a block (parity)
and the position of the values in the block.
D
D Abbreviation: Derivative Control Action (Rate)
D/A Acronym: Digital to Analog, or Digital to Analog Converter
DAC Acronym: Digital to Analog Converter
Damping How an output settles to a steady state after a change in the measured
signal. When the response to an output change is as fast as possible
without overshoot, the response is critically damped. If the response is
slower than critical it is overdamped, and if an overshoot occurs the
response is underdamped.
Con - Dam
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