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212 • Glossary
WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM 750
I/O Modules
B
Baseband
A baseband is referred to if the desired signal is transmitted in an unaltered
frequency range. In wireless communication systems, wireless transmission
does not usually take place in the baseband, but rather by modulation of a
significantly higher frequency carrier signal with the baseband signal.
Binding
Bluetooth
®
-specific process in which a connection between two devices is
activated for data exchange.
Bit
A bit is the smallest information unit. Its value can either be 1 or 0.
Bit error rate
Generally: Frequency of bit errors in the data transmission.
Bluetooth
®
context: Information in percentage on recognized bit errors dur-
ing baseband transmissions. As a rule, packets recognized as defective can
be automatically repaired. If this is not possible, the defective data is auto-
matically discarded.
Bit rate
Number of bits transmitted within a specific time unit.
Blackout
Complete interruption of communication for a limited period of time.
Block
For this module: A block is a large area of data that belongs together in
which all configuration data is stored and can be accessed.
Block transfer
Configuration data of a block can be downloaded from the module or up-
loaded to the module using block transfer.