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Generating a DriverLINX Configuration Report
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Glossary of Terms
A/D
Abbreviation for Analog-to-Digital, a process that converts a continuous analog
signal into a discrete digital approximation of the analog signal.
ADC
Abbreviation for Analog-to-Digital Converter, the hardware that performs the A/D
conversion.
API
Abbreviation for Application Programming Interface. An API defines the syntax of
the data structures and functions of software services.
Buffer
A block of memory used to receive data from a data-acquisition device or to write
data to a data-acquisition device.
Clocking
A periodic pulse or signal that data-acquisition hardware uses to read or write the
next sample or block of samples. Also referred to as “pacing”.
D/A
Abbreviation for digital-to-analog, a process that converts a discrete digital value into
a continuous analog voltage representing that value.
DAC
Abbreviation for digital-to-analog converter, the hardware that performs the D/A
conversion process.
DMA
Abbreviation for Direct Memory Access, a technique where the system board can
transfer data between a device and memory without using the CPU. In the PC, a
standard chip on the system board controls the transfer.
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