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Term	Definition
Analog Sensor	A Sensor that puts out a voltage or current. See Sensors.
Analog Tachometer	Panel Meter with needle indicator. See H100T.
Biased Hall Effect Sensor	Sensor that operates with either magnets or ferrous metal targets. Generates square wave output. See HE 950.
Closed Loop Motor Controller	PID Controller used for precise control of multiple motors. See Motor/Motion Controllers.
Control Potentiometers	Multi-Turn Potentiometers with programmable display. See Accu-Series.
Counter	Device used to totalize production volume. See CT6000 or ACD-4-M.
DeviceNet	Open low level network that provides connections between industrial devices. See SpeedTalker DN.
Digital Converter	Converts an analog signal to a digital signal. See Speed to Analog Converters.
Digital Sensor	A sensor that puts out a square wave signal. See Sensors.
Digital Tachometer	Panel mount meter with LED display programmable for any engineering rate. See Tachometers.
DIN Rail	Metal rail used in control cabinets to mount devices.
DIN Rail Switches	Speed switch that mounts on a DIN Rail. See LRB-Series or SS110.
Directional Counters	Panel mount meter used for up or down counting. See CT6000.
Encoders	High resolution pulse generators. See Ring Kits/Encoders.
Gate Encoders	Pulse generator for measuring slide gate or valve position. See SG1000A.
Gate Monitors	Device for monitoring slide gate or valve position. See SG1000A.
Gear Tooth Sensor	Inductive Sensor. See HE 950.
Hall Effect Sensor	A sensor used to detect rotating magnets and send square wave pulses back to a Speed Switch, Ratemeter, or Tachometer. See Sensors.
Hand-Held Tachometer	Hand-Held device used to measure rate such as revolutions per minute, inches per minute, and feet per minute. See HH100.
Keyway Sensor	A pulse sensor that detects the presence or absence of a ferrous keyway. See Sensors - Proximity.
LCD	Liquid crystal display
LED	Light Emitting Diode.
Machine Monitor	Monitors multiple machine parameters such as speed, temperature, power, and vibration.
Magnet Wheel	Disc with edge mounted magnets for end of shaft or over shaft mount, used to generate square wave pulses. See Pulse Discs and Magnet Wheels.
Magnetic Disc	Disc with embedded face mounted magnets for end of shaft mount, used to generate square wave pulses. See Pulse Discs and Magnet Wheels.
Magnetic Wraps	Split collar with embedded magnets for clamping around a monitored shaft, used to generate pulses. See Pulser Wraps.
Magnetoresistive Sensor	A Hall-effect sensor that triggers on either a north or south magnet - generating one square wave pulse per magnet. See Sensors.
Motor Controls	Devices used to regulate motor speed. See Motor/Motion Controllers.
NEMA 1	Type 1 enclosures are intended for indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against contact with the enclosed equipment or locations where unusual service conditions do not exist.
NEMA 2	Type 2 enclosures are intended for indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against limited amounts of falling water and dirt.
NEMA 3	Type 3 enclosures are intended for outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against windblown dust, rain, and sleet; and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure.
NEMA 4	Type 4 enclosures are intended for indoor or outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against windblown dust and rain, splashing water, and hose directed water; and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure.
NEMA 4X	Type 4X enclosures are intended for indoor or outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against corrosion, windblown dust and rain, splashing water, and hose directed water; and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure.
NEMA 7	Type 7 enclosures are intended for indoor in locations classified as Class , Groups A, B, C, or D as defined in the National Electrical Code. Type 7 enclosures shall be capable of withstanding the pressures resulting from an internal explosion of specified gases, and contain such an explosion sufficiently that an explosive gas-air mixture existing in the atmosphere surrounding the enclosure will not be ignited. Enclosed heat generating devices shall not cause external surfaces to reach temperatures capable of igniting explosive gas-air mixtures in the surrounding atmosphere. Enclosures shall meet explosion, hydrostatic, and temperature design tests.
NEMA 9	Type 9 enclosures are intended for indoor in locations classified as Class , Groups E, F, or G as defined in the National Electrical Code. Type 9 enclosures shall be capable of preventing the entrance of dust. Enclosed heat generating devices shall not cause external surfaces to reach temperatures capable of igniting or discoloring dust on the enclosure or igniting dust-air mixtures in the surrounding atmosphere. Enclosures shall meet dust penetration and temperature design tests, and aging of gaskets if necessary.
NEMA 12	Type 12 enclosures are intended for indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against dust, falling dirt, and dripping of non-corrosive liquids.
NEMA 13	Type 13 enclosures are intended for indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against dust, spraying of water, oil, and non-corrosive coolant.
ODVA	Open DeviceNet Vendor Association. Supports network technology built on common industrial protocol (CIP). See Speed Talker DN.
Product Level Detection	Detection of materials or product via tilt switch actuation.
Proximity Sensor	Pulse sensor that detects the presence or absence of material or an object (usually ferrous metal). See Sensors - Proximity.
Proximity Switch	Pulse sensor that detects the presence or absence of material or an object (usually ferrous metal). See Sensors - Proximity.
Pulser Disc	Disc with embedded magnets for end of shaft mount, used to generate pulses. Can be made from Nylon, PVC, Aluminum, or Stainless Steel
Pulser Wraps	Split collar with embedded magnets for clamping around a monitored shaft, used to generate pulses. See Discs, Wraps, and Magnet Wheels.
Rate Meters	Panel mount meter with LED display programmable for any engineering rate. See Tachometers.
Relay	An isolated contact for turning on or off a circuit
Reverse Rotation Detector	Sytem for detecting shaft reversal. See Reverse Rotation Detectors.
Ring Kits	Pulse generators used on Nema "C" frame motors. See Ring Kits.
Ring Tachs	Pulse generators used on Nema "C" frame motors. See Ring Kits.
Sensing Head	Device used to detect rotating magnets and send pulses back to Speed Switch, Ratemeter, Tachometer. See Sensors - Hall effect.
Sensor	Device used to detect rotating magnets and send pulses back to Speed Switch, Ratemeter, Tachometer. See Sensors - Hall effect.
Shaft Monitor	System that monitors slowdown or stoppage of a monitored rotating shaft. See Speed Switches.
Signal Conditioner	A device that converts one type of electronic signal into another. See Speed to Analog Converters.
Speed Controls	A device for controlling or regulating shaft speed. See Speed Switches.
Speed Monitor	A device that provides an indication of shaft rpm. See Speed Switches.
Speed Pick Up	A sensor used to detect speed or rotation of a monitored shaft. See Sensors.
Speed Sensor	A sensor used to detect speed or rotation of a monitored shaft. See Sensors.
Speed Switch	Device used to monitor critical speed on a rotating shaft, can have one or more relays and optional analog outputs. See Speed Switches.
Split Collar Pulser Wraps	Split collar with embedded magnets for clamping around a monitored shaft, used to generate pulses. See Pulser Wraps.
Synchronizer	Used to electronically lock or gear two processes together. See MS332.
Tachometers	A Panel mount meter that displays RPM or rate in engineering units. See Tachometers.
Tilt Probes	A device that will switch at a predetermined angle or tilt. See Vibration and Level Monitors.
Tilt Switch	A device that will switch at a predetermined angle or tilt. See Vibration and Level Monitors.
Time Relay	A time adjustable relay that will delay its switching function to accommodate a process.
Totalizer	Device used to totalize production volume. See CT6000 or ACD-4-M.
Traction Wheel Assembly	Assembly used to generate pulses via direct contact with the monitored surface by a tracton wheel. See Encoders.
Traction Wheel Encoder	High resolution pulse generator that operates via direct surface contact by a traction wheel. See Encoders.
Vibration Monitor	Device used to monitor critical vibration levels in machinery, providing relay or NPN output to indicate a fault condition. See Vibration Monitors.
Vibration Protection	Protection from excessive vibration. See Vibration Monitors.
Vibration Switches	Device used to monitor critical vibration levels in machinery, providing relay or NPN output to indicate a fault condition. See Vibration Monitors.
Zero Speed Sensors	Device used to monitor critical speed on a rotating shaft, usually has one or more relays and optional analog outputs.
Zero Speed Switch	Device used to monitor critical speed on a rotating shaft, usually has one or more relays and optional analog outputs.

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