National Instruments VME-SB2020 Getting Started page 57

Glossary
external controller
F
F
fair requester
FCC
G
GIN
GOUT
GPIB
H
hex
Hz
I
IACK
IC
IEEE
in.
I/O
interrupt
VME-SB2020/NI-VXI/Solaris Getting Started
In this configuration, a plug-in interface board in a computer is connected
to the VXI mainframe via one or more VXIbus extended controllers. The
computer then exerts overall control over VXIbus system operations.
Fahrenheit
A MXIbus master that will not arbitrate for the MXIbus after releasing it
until it detects the bus request signal inactive. This ensures that all
requesting devices will be granted use of the bus.
Federal Communications Commission
Daisy-chain Grant In signal
Daisy-chain Grant Out signal
General Purpose Interface Bus; the industry-standard IEEE 488 bus.
Hexadecimal; the numbering system with base 16, using the digits 0 to 9
and letters A to F.
hertz; cycles per second.
Interrupt Acknowledge
Integrated Circuit
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
inches
input/output; the techniques, media, and devices used to achieve
communication between machines and users.
A means for a device to request service from another device.
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