National Instruments NI-Motion User Manual page 290

Glossary
binary
buffer
bus
byte
C
CCW
closed-loop
CPU
CSR
CW
D
DAC
data acquisition
digital I/O port
DLL
drive
driver
NI-Motion User Manual
Number system with a base of 2.
Temporary storage for acquired or generated data.
Group of conductors that interconnect individual circuitry in a computer.
Typically, a bus is the expansion vehicle to which I/O or other devices are
connected.
Eight related bits of data, an 8-bit binary number. Also used to denote the
amount of memory required to store 1 byte of data.
counter-clockwise—Implies the direction the motor rotates in.
Motion control system that uses a feedback device to provide position and
velocity data for status reporting and accurately controlling position and
velocity.
central processing unit
communications status register
clockwise—Implies the direction the motor rotates in.
digital-to-analog converter
The process of collecting and measuring electrical signals from sensors,
transducers, and test probes or fixtures and inputting them to a computer for
processing.
Group of digital input/output signals.
dynamic link library—Provides the API for the motion control devices.
Electronic signal amplifier that converts motor control command signals
into higher-voltage signals suitable for driving motors.
Software that communicates commands to control a specific motion control
device.
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