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Glossary
Symbol
Prefix
Value
m
milli
10
–3
k
kilo
10
3
M
mega
10
6
A
A
Amperes.
A/D Analog-to-digital
converter
Alarm. A notification the NI-FBUS
Communications Manager software sends when it detects that a block
leaves or returns to a particular state.
address character
Code that identifies a specific location (or series of locations) in memory.
administrative function
NI-FBUS function that deals with administrative tasks, such as returning
descriptors and closing descriptors.
analog
A description of a continuously variable signal or a circuit or device
designed to handle such signals.
AO
Analog output.
B
bandwidth
The range of frequencies present in a signal, or the range of frequencies
to which a measuring device can respond.
bank
The combination of one FieldPoint network module and one or more
terminal bases and I/O modules.
basic device
A device that can communicate on the Fieldbus, but cannot become
the LAS.
bit string
A data type in the object description.