Baud rate
Glossary
IMMAGE 800 Operations Manual A11403
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September 2016
Baud rate
The serial data transfer speed between two or more communication devices. One baud
equals one signal event (change in frequency, phase angle, or voltage transmitted) per
second.
Bidirectional interface
Two-way transmission of information from the host computer to the instrument
(usually sample programming) and from the instrument to the host computer (usually
results).
Buffer
Reaction medium for most protein and drug chemistry reactions.
Buffer type
A specific type of reaction medium, such as Buffer 1 (BUF 1).
CMOS
An acronym for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, the components of the
computer battery that stores the internal clock and PC configurations.
Calculation, Beckman Coulter-defined
A calculation formula supplied by Beckman Coulter which is uneditable and
undeletable.
Callable diagnostics
Diagnostic routines initiated by the user from the software.
CAP information
Information consisting of an ID number and a designated laboratory contact person
(based on the College of American Pathology standard).
Check digit
A character which is used to mathematically check that a bar code is read accurately.
Chemistry list
The comprehensive list of all chemistries with protocols loaded into the system.
Chemistry menu
The collection of chemistries configured by the user from the chemistry list for
display/selection in sample programming and panel configuration.
Code length
A parameter which may be defined by the user so that only one bar code length will be
accepted.
