Glossary - National Instruments VXI-MXI User Manual

Glossary

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Prefix
n-
µ-
m-
K-
M-
g-
Symbols
°
%
±
A
A
A16 Space
A24 Space
A32 Space
ACFAIL*
Address
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Meaning
nano-
micro-
milli-
kilo-
mega-
giga-
degrees
ohms
percent
plus or minus
amperes
VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 64 KB short address space.
In VXI, the upper 16 KB of A16 space is allocated for use by VXI devices
configuration registers. This 16 KB region is referred to as VXI
Configuration space.
VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 16 MB standard address
space.
VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 4 GB extended address
space.
A VMEbus backplane signal that is asserted when a power failure has
occurred (either AC line source or power supply malfunction), or if it is
necessary to disable the power supply (such as a high temperature
condition).
Character code that identifies a specific location (or series of locations) in
memory.
Glossary-1
Value
-9
10
-6
10
-3
10
3
10
6
10
9
10
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