Appendix 6 Glossary - Mitsubishi Electric Got 1000 Training Manual

Appendix 6 Glossary

This glossary explains the terms used in this document.
All entries are in alphabetical order
A
Access key
A key used instead of selecting menu items for GT Designer2 or other applications
The underlined letter in a menu item shows its access key.
Address
A position in memory
The PLC has various devices, including data registers (D) and internal memory (M). The
positions in these memories are called addresses.
Addresses are expressed in decimal or hexadecimal format.
Hexadecimal format: X, Y, B, W
Decimal format: All addresses other than the above
Alignment
The figures and objects in the selected area are aligned with the specified method.
Besides up/down/left/right and center, there is also top-justified or left-justified alignment.
With top-justified alignment, all the figures including the most upper left and the most right
bottom figures in the alignment area are justified. This is useful for uniform-interval layout of
numbers in tables and other objects.
ALT (alternate)
Operation name for GT Designer2 touch switches
When a touch switch on the screen is touched, the current status of the bit device is toggled
between ON and OFF.
ASCII display
ASCII code is a standard American code system. Many computer systems use ASCII codes
to express information.
With a GOT, character string data (e.g., ABC) is input and displayed.
Character string data can be written to buffer memory in special function module and word
devices.
Attribute (change)
The polyline/fill pattern/text status are called attributes. Changing the status of an attribute is
called attribute change.
• Polyline: Line style/line width/color
• Pattern: Line style/color
• Text: Font,
background color/color
vertical magnification ratio/horizontal
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magnification ratio/direction/style/