Campbell Scientific CR1000 Measurement and Control System - Manual (Page 448)

Section 11. Glossary
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Asynchronous
Accepted abbreviation for "gauge." AWG is the accepted unit when
identifying wire diameters. Larger AWG values indicate smaller cross‐
sectional diameter wires. Smaller AWG values indicate large‐diameter
wires. For example, a 14 AWG wire is often used for grounding because
it can carry large currents. 22 AWG wire is often used as sensor leads
since only tiny currents are carried when measurements are made.
baud rate
The speed of transmission of information across a serial interface.
Beacon
A signal broadcasted to other devices in a PakBus® network to identify
"neighbor" devices. A beacon in a PakBus® network ensures that all
devices in the network are aware of other devices that are viable. If
configured to do so, a clock‐set command may be transmitted with the
beacon. This function can be used to synchronize the clocks of devices
within the PakBus® network. See also PakBus
(p. 461) and neighbor device
(p. 459).
binary
Describes data represented by a series of zeros and ones. Also describes
the state of a switch, either being on or off.
BOOL8
A one‐byte data type that hold 8 bits (0 or 1) of information. BOOL8
uses less space than 32‐bit BOOLEAN data type.
Boolean
Name given a function, the result of which is either true or false.
Boolean data type
Typically used for flags and to represent conditions or hardware that
have only two states (true or false) such as flags and control ports.
Boolean data type
Refers to a burst of measurements. Analogous to a burst of light, a
burst of measurements is intense, such that it features a series of
measurements in rapid succession, and is not continuous.