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Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual.
This icon to the left of text denotes a caution, which advises you of
precautions to take to avoid injury, data loss, or system crash.
This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information.
DIO board DIO board refers to the National Instruments AT-DIO-32F,
MC-DIO-24, MC-DIO-32F, NB-DIO-24, NB-DIO-32F, NB-DIO-96,
PC-DIO-24, and PC-DIO-96/PnP digital I/O data acquisition boards
unless otherwise noted.
DIO-type board DIO-type board refers to National Instruments data acquisition boards
that have only digital inputs and outputs. These boards include the
DIO-24, DIO-32F, and DIO-96 boards unless otherwise noted.
italic Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a
key concept.
Lab board Lab board refers to the National Instruments Lab-LC, Lab-NB, Lab-PC,
and Lab-PC+ boards unless otherwise noted.
MC MC refers to the Micro Channel series computers.
MIO board MIO board refers to the National Instruments AT-MIO-16,
AT-MIO-16D, AT-MIO-16F-5, AT-MIO-16X, AT-MIO-64F-5,
MC-MIO-16, NB-MIO-16, and NB-MIO-16X multichannel I/O data
acquisition boards unless otherwise noted.
MIO-type board MIO-type board refers to National Instruments data acquisition boards
that have at least analog and digital inputs and outputs. These boards
include the MIO boards, the Lab boards, and the PC-LPM-16/PnP board
unless otherwise noted.
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