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Glossary
Prefix
Meanings
Value
m-
milli-
10
–
3
µ-
micro-
10
–
6
n-
nano-
10
–
9
A
access level
Numeric value between 0 and 255 that can be used to control access to
your HMI.
ACK (Acknowledge)
The sequence action that indicates recognition of a new alarm.
alarm
An abnormal process condition. In BridgeVIEW, an alarm occurs if a tag
value goes out of its defined alarm limits or if a tag has bad status.
Alarm Summary
A display of tags currently in alarm, or a display of tags previously in an
unacknowledged alarm state that have returned to a normal state.
analog tag
A continuous value representation of a connection to a real-world I/O point
or memory variable. This type of tag can vary continuously over a range of
values within a signal range.
Application
Programming Interface
A specification of a set of software functions and their input and return
parameters.
application software
The application created using the BridgeVIEW Development System and
executed in the BridgeVIEW Run-Time System environment.
array
An ordered, indexed set of data elements of the same type.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
attribute node
A special block diagram node you can use to control the appearance and
functionality of controls and indicators.