Glossary
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R Series Multifunction RIO User Manual
M
m
Meter.
max
Maxim
u
m.
min
Minim
u
m.
MIO
M
u
ltif
u
nction I/O.
monotonicity
A characteristic of a DAC in which the analog o
u
tp
u
t always increases as
the val
u
es of the digital code inp
u
t to it increase.
m
u
x
M
u
ltiplexer—A switching device with m
u
ltiple inp
u
ts that seq
u
entially
connects each of its inp
u
ts to its o
u
tp
u
t, typically at high speeds, in order to
meas
u
re several signals with a single analog inp
u
t channel.
N
noise
An
u
ndesirable electrical signal—Noise comes from external so
u
rces s
u
ch
as the AC power line, motors, generators, transformers, fl
u
orescent lights,
CRT displays, comp
u
ters, electrical storms, welders, radio transmitters,
and internal so
u
rces s
u
ch as semicond
u
ctors, resistors, and capacitors.
Noise corr
u
pts signals yo
u
are trying to send or receive.
NRSE
Nonreferenced single-ended mode—All meas
u
rements are made with
respect to a common (NRSE) meas
u
rement system reference, b
u
t the
voltage at this reference can vary with respect to the meas
u
rement system
gro
u
nd.
O
OUT
O
u
tp
u
t pin—A co
u
nter o
u
tp
u
t pin where the co
u
nter can generate vario
u
s
TTL p
u
lse waveforms.
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