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NI-DAQ FRM for PC Compatibles) G-10
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Glossary
PCMCIA an expansion bus architecture that has found widespread acceptance as a de
facto standard in notebook-size computers. It originated as a specification
for add-on memory cards written by the Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association.
PFI programmable function input
Plug and Play devices devices that do not require dip switches or jumpers to configure resources
on the devices—also called switchless devices
Plug and Play ISA a specification prepared by Microsoft, Intel, and other PC-related
companies that result in PCs with plug-in boards that can be fully
configured in software, without jumpers or switches on the boards
port (1) a communications connection on a computer or a remote controller
(2) a digital port, consisting of four or eight lines of digital input and/or
output
posttriggering the technique used on a DAQ board to acquire a programmed number of
samples after trigger conditions are met
pts points
R
RAM random-access memory
real time a property of an event or system in which data is processed as it is acquired
instead of being accumulated and processed at a later time
REQ request
rms root mean square
ROM read-only memory
RSE referenced single-ended mode—all measurements are made with respect
to a common reference measurement system or a ground. Also called a
grounded measurement system.
RTSI bus real-time system integration bus—the National Instruments timing bus that
connects DAQ boards directly, by means of connectors on top of the boards,
for precise synchronization of functions