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Glossary
fair requester
FCC
G
GPIB
GIN
GOUT
H
hex
Hz
I
IC
IEEE
in.
I/O
interrupt
interrupt handler
interrupt level
INTX
IRQ*
ISA
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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
General Purpose Interface Bus; the industry-standard IEEE 488 bus.
Daisy-chain Grant In signal
Daisy-chain Grant Out signal
Hexadecimal; the numbering system with base 16, using the digits 0 to 9
and letters A to F.
hertz; cycles per second.
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.
A VMEbus functional module that detects interrupt requests generated by
Interrupters and responds to those requests by requesting status and
identify information.
The relative priority at which a device can interrupt.
Interrupt Timing and Extension
Interrupt signal
Industry Standard Architecture
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