Appendix B: Glossary - AEMC Simple Logger II User Manual

APPENDIX B
GLOSSARY
Some general terminology associated with the data collection process is
listed here for convenience.
Bps: Bits Per Second, a unit of signal transfer speed equal to the
number of elements per second. The Simple Logger II transfers data at
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the rate of 115200 bps.
Button: An actual key on the logger or computer keyboard or a soft key
in the program on the computer screen.
Data logger: A device used to sample and store electrical signals that
may be representative of physical phenomena such as temperature,
pressure and flow, for long periods of time in an unattended environment.
Download: The process of transferring data from the logger to the
computer.
Hz: Hertz, a unit of measure of frequency equivalent to cycles per second.
I/O: Input/output, a device or port capable of sending or receiving digital
information.
Port: A name given to any connector allowing input or output of
information.
Processor: A computing device used to calculate and run a set of
instructions.
Recording session: A recording session is defined as the time and data
contained within the starting and ending of a recording.
Resolution: The last significant digit of the measurement.
Zoom: The ability to select a section of the graph and magnify it for
better readability.
USB: Universal Serial Bus, a communications port used to access the
Data Logger via a computer program (Dataview ).
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