
Section 11. Glossary
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DTE
Dataterminalequipment.Whilethetermhasmuchwidermeaning,in
thelimitedcontextofpracticalusewiththeCR3000,itdenotesthepin
configuration,gender,andfunctionofanRS‐232port.TheRS‐232port
ontheCR3000andonmanythird‐partytelecommunicationsdevices,
suchasadigit
alcellularmodems,areDCE.Attachmentofanull‐modem
cabletoaDCEdeviceeffectivelyconvertsittoaDTEdevice.
Duplex
Canbehalforfull.Full‐duplexissimultaneous,bidirectionaldata.
Duplex
Thepercentageofavailabletimeafeatureisinanactivestate.For
example,iftheCR3000isprogrammedwith1secondscaninterval,but
theprogramcompletesafteronly100millisecond,theprogramcanbe
saidtohavea10%dutycycle.
EarthGround
Agroundingrodorothersuitabledevicethatelectricallytiesasystem
ordevicetotheearth.Earthgroundisasinkforelectricaltransientsand
possiblydamagingpotentials,suchasthoseproducedbyanearby
lightningstrike.Earthgroundisthepreferredreferencepotentialfor
analogvoltagemeasurements.Noteth
atmostobjectshavea"an
electricalpotential"andthepotentialatdifferentplacesontheearth‐
evenafewmetersaway‐maybedifferent.
engineeringunits
Unitsthatexplicitlydescribephenomena,asopposedtotheCR3000
measurementunitsofmilliVoltsorcounts.
ESD
Electrostaticdischarge
ESS
EnvironmentalSensorStation
excitation
Applicationofaprecisevoltage,usuallytoaresistivebridgecircuit.
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