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Programming Reference
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Abbreviations and terminology
• Config port = diagnostic serial data port
• CPU = central processing unit, microprocessor
• Drive-MDU = Common representation of all types of drive boards
(450 / 1600 watt DC drive, AC drive interface, stepper motor drive,
vibratory drive)
• HCU = Hurricane pneumatic loader control
• Host Channel = serial data connection to remote host computer
• HSU = User interface for HCU
• HMI = human, machine interface, usually a PC utilizing a
commercial SCADA software package
• Internal Channel = serial data connection to SFTs/HCU and internal
motor drives
• KCM = K-Tron control module, the SmartConnex II integrated
feeder controller
• KCM = KCM with local keypad and display
• KCM-SD = KCM with status display only
• kgr = host communication file residing in KCM
• KSC = K-Tron Smart Commander, a PC based HMI system for use
with up to 30 controllers
• KSL = K-Tron line interface for up to 8 feeders
• K-Vision = K-Tron line interface for up to 16 feeders
• K-Net = KCM serial data connection to KSU-II, KSL, K-Vision or
KSC
• K-Port 1 and K-Port 2 = data port for a K-Tron specific
communication
• KSU-II = K-Tron single unit user interface for the KCM
• LWF = loss-in-weight feeder
• pcb = printed circuit board
• SCADA = supervisory, control and data acquisition system
• Smart Connex II = second version of SmartConnex architecture
• SFT = Smart Force Transducer
