National Instruments NI 447 Series User Manual page 69

Glossary
interrupt
IRQ
K
k
kS
L
LabVIEW
library
linearity
LSB
M
memory buffer
MITE
MS
MSB
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a computer signal indicating that the CPU should suspend its current task
to service a designated activity
interrupt request
kilo—the standard metric prefix for 1,000, or 10
measure such as volts, hertz, and meters
1,000 samples
laboratory virtual instrument engineering workbench
a file containing compiled object modules, each comprised of one of more
functions, that can be linked to other object modules that make use of these
functions.
nidaqmsc.lib
The NI-DAQ function set is broken down into object modules so that only
the object modules that are relevant to your application are linked in, while
those object modules that are not relevant are not linked.
the adherence of device response to the equation R = KS, where
R = response, S = stimulus, and K = a constant
least significant bit
See buffer.
MXI Interface to Everything—a custom ASIC designed by NI that
implements the PCI bus interface. The MITE supports bus-mastering for
high-speed data transfers over the PCI bus.
million samples
most significant bit
is a library that contains NI-DAQ functions.
G-8
3
, used with units of
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