National Instruments VXI-MIO Series User Manual page 128

Glossary
command
commander
component software
Configuration Registers
CONVERT*
counter/timer
crosstalk
D
D/A
DAC
DAC0OUT
DAC1OUT
DAQ
DC
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Any communication, from a Commander to a Message-Based-
Servant, that consists of a write to the Servants Data Low register,
possibly preceded by a write to the Data High or Data High and
Data Extended registers.
A message-based device that is also a bus master and can control
one or more servants.
An application that contains one or more component objects that
can freely interact with other component software. Examples
include OLE-enabled applications such as Microsoft Visual Basic
and OLE Controls for virtual instrumentation in
ComponentWorks.
(1) A set of registers through which the system can identify a
module device type, model, manufacturer, address space, and
memory requirements. In order to support automatic system and
memory configuration, the VXIbus specification requires that all
VXIbus devices have a set of such registers. (2) The A16 registers
of a device that are required for the system configuration process.
convert signal
A circuit that counts external pulses or clock pulses (timing).
An unwanted signal on one channel due to an input on a different
channel.
digital-to-analog
D/A converter
analog channel 0 output signal
analog channel 1 output signal
data acquisition—(1) Collecting and measuring electrical signals
from sensors, transducers, and test probes or fixtures and
inputting them to a computer for processing; (2) Collecting and
measuring the same kinds of electrical signals with A/D and/or
DIO boards plugged into a computer, and possibly generating
control signals with D/A and/or DIO boards in the same computer.
direct current
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