Campbell Scientific CR1000KD CR1000 Measurement and Control System - Page 448

Section 11. Glossary 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. 448