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Campbell Scientific CR200/CR200X-series Dataloggers User Manual

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Appendix A. Glossary

Hello Exchange

The process of verifying a node as a neighbor.

Hertz

Abbreviated Hz. Unit of frequency described as cycles or pulses per second.

IEEE4

4 byte floating point data type.

INF

Infinite or undefined. A data word indicating the result of a function is

infinite or undefined.

input/output instructions

Used to initiate measurements and store the results in Input Storage or to set

or read Control/Logic Ports.

integer

A number written without a fractional or decimal component. 15 and 7956

are integers. 1.5 and 79.56 are not integers.

intermediate storage

That portion of memory allocated for the storage of results of intermediate

calculations necessary for operations such as averages or standard

deviations. Intermediate storage is not accessible to the user.

lf

line feed

loop counter

Increments by 1 with each pass through a loop.

manually initiated

Initiated by the user, as opposed to occurring under program control.

milli

The SI prefix denoting 1/1000s of a base SI unit.

Modbus

Communication protocol published by Modicon in 1979 for use in

programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

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