Emerson FM-3 - Manual (Page 279)

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Glossary
µs
Microsecond, which is 0.000001 seconds.
A
Amps.
Amplifier
Servo Drive.
ARMS
Amps Root Mean Squared (RMS).
Axis
The full system to control in a single motor shaft. A single FM-3 module with EN Drive can
denote an axis.
AWG
American Wire Gauge.
Baud Rate
The number of binary bits transmitted per second on a serial communications link such as RS-
232. (1 character is usually 10 bits.)
Check Box
In a dialog box, a check box is a small box that the user can turn “On” or “Off” with the
mouse. When “On” it displays an X in a square; when “Off” the square is blank. Unlike option
(radio) buttons, check boxes do not affect each other; any check box can be “On” or “Off”
independently of all the others.
Complex Motion
A string of multiple motion commands and logical instructions that form a repeatable
operation. For the FM-3, the configuration file defines complex motion by setups, functional
assignments and programs.
Compound Motion
The combination of indexes in a row in which the deceleration ramp of the first index goes to
the velocity of the secondary index. The first index must be initiated within a program
(Index.#.CompoundInitiate).
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