Bridge User Manual

Glossary

operator The person who initiates and monitors the operation of a process.

output tag A tag that sends values to a device server whenever it is updated in the

Real-Time Database.

palette A display of pictures that represent possible options.

Panel G Wizard A utility in BridgeVIEW that automates the process of creating front panel

controls.

Panel window VI window that contains the front panel, the execution palette and the

icon/connector pane.

PID See Proportional Integral Derivative Control.

PLC See Programmable Logic Control.

polling A method of sequentially observing each I/O point or user interface control

to determine if it is ready to receive data or request computer action.

pop up To call up a special menu by clicking, usually on an object, with the right

mouse button.

pop-up menus Menus accessed by popping up, usually on an object. Menu options pertain

to that object specifically.

positioning tool Tool used to move and resize objects. Resembles an arrow.

Programmable Logic

Control (PLC)

A device with multiple inputs and outputs that contains a program you can

alter. BridgeVIEW Device Servers establish communication with PLCs.

Proportional Integral

Derivative (PID) Control

A combination of proportional, integral, and derivative control actions.

Refers to a control method in which the controller output is proportional to

the error, its time history, and the rate at which it is changing. The error is

the difference between the observed and desired values of a variable that is

under control action.

pseudocode Simplified language-independent representation of programming code.