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Glossary
Symbol
Prefix
Value
µ
micro
10
– 6
m
milli
10
–3
M
mega
10
6
Numbers/Symbols
/
per
±
plus or minus
+
positive of, or plus
–
negative of, or minus
+5 V
+5 VDC source signal
A
A
amperes
A/D
analog-to-digital
absolute mode
treat the target position loaded as position relative to zero (0) while making
a move
absolute position
position relative to zero
acceleration/
deceleration
measurement of the change in velocity as a function of time. Acceleration
and deceleration describes the period when velocity is changing from one
value to another.
active-high
signal is active when its value goes high (1)
active-low
signal is active when its value goes low (0)
ADC
analog-to-digital converter