National Instruments 6034E, User Manual

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Glossary
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PFI0/TRIG1 PFI0/trigger 1
PFI1/TRIG2 PFI1/trigger 2
PFI2/CONVERT* PFI2/convert
PFI3/GPCTR1_
SOURCE PFI3/general purpose counter 1 source
PFI4/GPCTR1_GATE PFI4/general purpose counter 1 gate
PFI5/UPDATE* PFI5/update
PFI6/WFTRIG PFI6/waveform trigger
PFI7/STARTSCAN PFI7/start of scan
PFI8/GPCTR0_
SOURCE PFI8/general purpose counter 0 source
PFI9/GPCTR0_GATE PFI9/general purpose counter 0 gate
PGIA programmable gain instrumentation amplifier
Plug and Play devices devices that do not require DIP switches or jumpers to configure resources
on the devices—also called switchless devices
port (1) a communications connection on a computer or a remote controller
(2) a digital port, consisting of four or eight lines of digital input and/or
output
posttriggering the technique used on a DAQ device to acquire a programmed number of
samples after trigger conditions are met
PPI programmable peripheral interface
ppm parts per million
pretriggering the technique used on a DAQ device to keep a continuous buffer filled with
data, so that when the trigger conditions are met, the sample includes the
data leading up to the trigger condition
pts points
pu pullup