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instrument driver
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interrupt handler
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(1) grams
(2) a measure of acceleration equal to 9.8 m/s
General Purpose Interface Bus (IEEE 488)
A measure of random vibration. The root mean square of acceleration
levels in a random vibration test profile.
Hexadecimal—the numbering system with base 16, using the digits 0 to 9
and letters A to F.
hertz; cycles per second
Input/output—the techniques, media, and devices used to achieve
communication between machines and users.
International Electrotechnical Commission. The IEC publishes
internationally recognized standards. IEC 60068 contains information
on environmental testing procedures and severities.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
inches
A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of
instruments, and any necessary related files for LabWindows/CVI or
LabVIEW.
A means for a device to request service from another device; a computer
signal indicating that the CPU should suspend its current task to service a
designated activity.
A VMEbus functional module that detects interrupt requests generated by
interrupters and responds to those requests by requesting status and identify
information.
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