National Instruments MXI Getting Started page 59

Glossary
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Servant
Shared Memory
Protocol
SIMM
slave
slave-mode operation
Slot 0 device
SODIMM
statically configured
device
SYSFAIL
SYSRESET
System RAM
PCI-Based MXI-2 Interfaces for Windows 2000/NT/Me/98
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A device controlled by a Commander; there are message-based and
register-based Servants
A communication protocol that uses a block of memory accessible to both
a client and a server. The memory block operates as a message buffer for
communications. This is unique to register-based interfaces such as VXI.
Single In-line Memory Module
A functional part of a MXI/VME/VXIbus device that detects data transfer
cycles initiated by a VMEbus master and responds to the transfers when the
address specifies one of the device's registers
A device is in slave mode it if is responding to a bus cycle.
A device configured for installation in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe. This
device is unique in the VXIbus system in that it performs the VMEbus
System Controller functions, including clock sourcing and arbitration for
data transfers across the backplane. Installing such a device into any other
slot can damage the device, the VXIbus backplane, or both.
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
A device whose logical address cannot be set through software; that is, it is
not dynamically configurable
A VMEbus signal that is used by a device to indicate an internal failure.
A failed device asserts this line. In VXI, a device that fails also clears its
PASSed bit in its Status register.
A VMEbus signal that is used by a device to indicate a system reset or
power-up condition
RAM installed on your personal computer and used by the operating
system, as contrasted with onboard RAM, which is installed on the MXI-2
board
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