Glossary
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Message-Based device
an intelligent device that implements the defined VXIbus registers and
communication protocols
MODID lines
VXI backplane signals used by the Resource Manager (through the use of
the Slot 0 device) in order to perform slot associations for logical addresses.
There are 13 MODID lines, one for each slot in a full-size mainframe.
Module
typically consists of a board assembly and its associated mechanical parts,
front panel, optional shields, and so on. A module contains everything
required to occupy a slot in a mainframe. A module can occupy one or more
slots.
MSB
Most Significant Bit
N
Nonvolatile
configuration mode
mode in which you can edit the contents of the nonvolatile EEPROM
memory
NV
nonvolatile memory
P
Peek
to read the contents
PH
Programmable Handler
PI
Position Independent
Poke
to write a value
pROBE
a low-level interactive debugger for use with the pSOS operating system.
It is commercially available from Software Components Group, Inc.
VXI pROBE is an enhanced version of pROBE supplied on developmental
versions of the GPIB-VXI/C.
Program mode
response
has a terse data-only format that is intended for a control program to read
and parse
pSOS
a small, multitasking operating system kernel used on the GPIB-VXI/C.
It is commercially available from Software Components Group, Inc.
