Abbreviations
y
(bullet symbol) “and” (e.g.
*SC
y
CA
)
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
*
(asterisk symbol) “unasserted” (e.g.
*SC
)
FF
Form Feed (ASCII Code)
*CA
Not Controller Active mode
FS
File Separator (ASCII Code)
*SC
Not System Controller mode
GET
Group Execute Trigger bus command
A/D
Analog-to-Digital
GPIB
General Purpose Interface Bus
ACG
Addressed Command Group
GS
Group Separator (ASCII Code)
ACK
Acknowledgement (ASCII Code)
GTL
Go To Local bus command
ADC
Analog-to-Digital Converter
GUI
Graphical User Interface
API
Application Program Interface
H/W
Hardware
ASCII
American Standard Code for Info. Interchange
HT
Horizontal Tab (ASCII Code)
ATN
Attention line
IDDC
Invalid Device Dependent Command
BEL
Bell (ASCII Code)
IDDCO
Invalid Device Dependent Command Option
BS
Backspace (ASCII Code)
IEEE
Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
CA
Controller Active mode
IFC
Interface Clear line
CAN
Cancel (ASCII Code)
IOCTL
Input/Output Control
CCL
Character Command Language
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture bus
CJC
Cold Junction Compensation
ISR
Interrupt Service Routine
CMD
Bus Command interpretation
ist
Bus Device Individual Status
CR
Carriage Return (ASCII Code)
LAG
Listen Address Group bus command
CSR
Calibration Status Register
LED
Light-Emitting Diode
CTS
Clear To Send line
LF
Line Feed (ASCII Code)
DAV
Data Valid line
LLO
Local Lock Out bus command
DC1
Device Control 1 (ASCII Code)
LSB
Least Significant Bit
DC2
Device Control 2 (ASCII Code)
MAV
Message Available bit
DC3
Device Control 3 (ASCII Code)
MLA
My Listen Address
DC4
Device Control 4 (ASCII Code)
MSB
Most Significant Bit
DCD
Data Carrier Detect line
MSS
Master Summary Status bit
DCL
Device Clear bus command
MTA
My Talk Address
DDE
Dynamic Data Exchange
N/U
Not Used
DEL
Delete (ASCII Code)
NAK
Negative Acknowledgement (ASCII Code)
DIO
Data Transfer (I/O) line
NDAC
Not Data Accepted line
DLE
Data Link Escape (ASCII Code)
NRFD
Not Ready For Data line
DLL
Dynamic Link Library
NUL
Null (ASCII Code)
DMA
Direct Memory Access
NV-RAM
Non-Volatile RAM
DMM
Digital Multimeter
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect bus
DSR
Data Set Ready line
PPC
Parallel Poll Configure bus command
DTR
Data Terminal Ready line
PPD
Parallel Poll Disable bus command
EEPROM
Electronically Erasable Programmable ROM
PPU
Parallel Poll Unconfig bus command
EM
End of Medium (ASCII Code)
RAM
Random-Access Memory
ENQ
Inquiry (ASCII Code)
REN
Remote Enable line
EOI
End-Or-Identify line
RI
Ring Indicator line
EOL
End-Of-Line terminator
RMS
Root Mean Square
EOT
End of Transmission (ASCII Code)
ROM
Read-Only Memory
EPROM
Erasable Programmable ROM
RQS
Request for Service bit
ESB
Event Status Register bit
RS
Record Separator (ASCII Code)
ESC
Error Source Register
RS-
Revised Standard (e.g. RS-232, RS-422)
ESC
Escape (ASCII Code)
rsv
Request for Service bit
ESE
Event Status Enable Register
RTD
Resistance Temperature Device
ESR
Event Status Register
RTS
Request To Send line
ETB
End of Transmission Block (ASCII Code)
SC
System Controller mode
ETX
End of Text (ASCII Code)
SCG
Secondary Command Group
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