GE Industrial Solutions Control System Toolbox For Configuring the Trend Recorder - Manual (Page 40)

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Glossary of Terms GEH-6408A Trend Recorder
configure
To select specific options, either by setting the location of hardware jumpers or
loading software parameters into memory.
device
A configurable element of a process control system.
DLAN+
GE Industrial Control Systems’ LAN protocol, using an ARCNET controller chip
with modified ARCNET drivers. A communications link between exciters, drives,
and controllers, featuring a maximum of 255 drops with transmissions at 2.5MBps.
event
A property of Status_S signals that causes a task to execute when the value of the
signal changes.
font
One complete collection of letters, punctuation marks, numbers, and special
characters with a consistent and identifiable typeface, weight, posture, and size.
function
The highest level of the blockware hierarchy and the entity that corresponds to a
single tree file.
health
A term that defines whether a signal is functioning as expected.
I/O
Input/output. Interfaces that allow the flow of data into and out of a device.
insert
Adding an item either below or next to another item in a configuration, as it is
viewed in the Outline View of the toolbox.
logical
Statement of a true sense, such as a Boolean.
pin
Block, macro, or module parameters that creates a signal used to make
interconnections.