National Instruments PXI-1036DC User Manual page 57

NI-DAQmx
NI-VISA
ns
P
ppm
PXI
PXI_CLK10
R
RMS
S
s
skew
slot blocker
ST
standby
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National Instruments driver that controls the operation of National
Instruments data acquisition (DAQ) devices
National Instruments implementation of the VISA (Virtual Instrument
System Architecture) I/O standard. NI-VISA provides support for the
VISA API, and also provides VISAIC, a utility for instrument
configuration and I/O function execution.
Nanosecond, one billionth of a second (10
Parts-per-million
PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation. PXI is an implementation of
CompactPCI with added electrical features that meet the high performance
requirements of instrumentation applications by providing triggering, local
buses, and system clock capabilities.
10 MHz PXI system reference clock
Root mean square
Seconds
Deviation in signal transmission times
An assembly installed into an empty slot to improve the airflow in adjacent
slots
Star trigger
The backplane is unpowered (off), but the chassis is still connected to
AC power mains.
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