National Instruments VXI-MIO Series User Manual page 11

About This Manual
Conventions Used in This Manual
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VXI-MIO Series User Manual
• Appendix C, Common Questions, contains a list of commonly asked
questions and their answers relating to usage and special features
of your VXI-MIO Series module.
• Appendix D, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use
to request help from National Instruments or to comment on our
products.
• The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms
used in this manual, including acronyms, abbreviations, metric
prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
• The Index alphabetically lists topics covered in this manual,
including the page where you can find the topic.
The following conventions are used in this manual.
The indicates that the text following it applies only to specific
VXI-MIO Series modules.
Angle brackets containing numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a
range of values associated with a bit, port, or signal name (for example,
ACH<0..7> stands for ACH0 through ACH7).
Bold text denotes parameters.
Bold italic text denotes a note, caution, or warning.
Italic text denotes emphasis on a specific module in the
VXI-MIO Series or on other important information, a cross reference,
or an introduction to a key concept.
NI-DAQ refers to the NI-DAQ software for PC compatibles unless
otherwise noted.
SCXI stands for Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation
and is a National Instruments product line designed to perform
front-end signal conditioning for National Instruments plug-in DAQ
boards.
The Glossary lists abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes,
mnemonics, symbols, and terms.
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