National Instruments 6711 User Manual page 78

Glossary
AO 0
AO 1
AO GND
ASIC
B
bipolar
C
C
channel
cm
CMOS
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Analog channel 0 output signal.
Analog channel 1 output signal.
Analog output ground signal.
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit—a proprietary semiconductor
component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific
functions.
A signal range that includes both positive and negative values (for
example, -5 to +5 V)
Celsius
1. Physical—a terminal or pin at which you can measure or generate
an analog or digital signal. A single physical channel can include more
than one terminal, as in the case of a differential analog input channel
or a digital port of eight lines. The name used for a counter physical
channel is an exception because that physical channel name is not the
name of the terminal where the counter measures or generates the
digital signal.
2. Virtual—a collection of property settings that can include a name, a
physical channel, input terminal connections, the type of measurement
or generation, and scaling information. You can define NI-DAQmx
virtual channels outside a task (global) or inside a task (local).
Configuring virtual channels is optional in Traditional NI-DAQ
(Legacy) and earlier versions, but is integral to every measurement
you take in NI-DAQmx. In Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy), you
configure virtual channels in MAX. In NI-DAQmx, you can configure
virtual channels either in MAX or in a program, and you can configure
channels as part of a task or separately.
Centimeter.
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.