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  1. Master/slave

    Master/slave is a model of communication where one device or process has unidirectional control over one or more other devices. In some systems a master is elected from a group of eligible devices, with the other devices acting in the role of slaves. In other words "The Master slave configuration is basically used for load sharing purposes when 2 identical motors connected to two different drives are coupled to a common load" One drive is defined as the Master and is configured for running in the Speed Control mode whereas the other defined as Slave is configured for running in Torque control mode.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of master/slave in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of master/slave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of master/slave in a Sentence

  1. Howie Choset:

    We built a force feedback master slave arm where the master controls one robot and the slave moves as the master requires.


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