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ladder diagram

[′lad·ər ‚dī·ə‚gram]
(control systems)
A diagram used to program a programmable controller, in which power flows through a network of relay contacts arranged in horizontal rows called rungs between two vertical rails on the side of the diagram containing the symbolic power.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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languages; Ladder Diagram, Instruction List, Structured Text, Function
Ladder Diagram Programming (LDP) is also available.
For programming one uses the LAD (Ladder Diagram) language, which is a graphic language.
Complete call information is displayed in a multistage ladder diagram, showing messages on each leg of a network, even with a mix of IP and TDM protocols.
The feature provides the flow of messages exchanged between different protocols in ladder diagram with ability to display respective signalling decodes, thus providing visibility into complete end-to-end call flow.
Regarding the interfacing with the PC, first of all, to obtain the measured data about the distance between the pump's surfaces, we used the Cscape software, which algorithm of calculus is presented as a Ladder diagram (Fig.
Users can also highlight any messages in the left-hand pane ladder diagram and observe the corresponding message decode details in the right-hand pane of the window.
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