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Glossary
*DM
Indirectly addressed DM area. See
indirect address
and
DM area
.
1:1 link
A link created between two PCs to create
common data
in their LR areas.
ACP
See
add count input
.
add count input
An input signal used to increment a counter when the signal changes from OFF
to ON.
address
A number used to identify the location of data or programming instructions in
memory.
AND
A logic operation whereby the result is true if and only if both premises are true.
In ladder-diagram programming the premises are usually ON/OFF states of
bits or the logical combination of such states called execution conditions.
area
See
data area
and
memory area
.
area prefix
A one or two letter prefix used to identify a memory area in the PC. All memory
areas except the IR and SR areas require prefixes to identify addresses in
them.
arithmetic shift
A shift operation wherein the carry flag is included in the shift.
ASCII
Short for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCII is used
to code characters for output to printers and other external devices.
AR Area
A PC data area allocated to flags and control bits.
AUTOEXEC.BAT
An MS DOS file containing commands automatically executed at startup.
back-up
A copy made of existing data to ensure that the data will not be lost even if the
original data is corrupted or erased.
basic instruction
A fundamental instruction used in a ladder diagram.
baud rate
The data transmission speed between two devices in a system measured in
bits per second.
BCD
See
binary-coded decimal
.
BCD calculation
An arithmetic calculation that uses numbers expressed in binary-coded deci-
mal.
binary
A number system where all numbers are expressed in base 2, i.e., numbers
are written using only 0’s and 1’s. Each group of four binary bits is equivalent
to one hexadecimal digit. Binary data in memory is thus often expressed in
hexadecimal for convenience.
binary calculation
An arithmetic calculation that uses numbers expressed in binary.
binary-coded decimal
A system used to represent numbers so that every four binary bits is numeri-
cally equivalent to one decimal digit.
bit
The smallest piece of information that can be represented on a computer. A bit
has the value of either zero or one, corresponding to the electrical signals ON
and OFF. A bit represents one binary digit. Some bits at particular addresses
are allocated to special purposes, such as holding the status of input from ex-
ternal devices, while other bits are available for general use in programming.
bit address
The location in memory where a bit of data is stored. A bit address specifies
the data area and word that is being addressed as well as the number of the
bit within the word.
bit designator
An operand that is used to designate the bit or bits of a word to be used by an
instruction.
