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Glossary
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VXItedit
VXI Resource Editor program, a part of the NI-VXI bus interface software
package. Used to configure the system, edit the manufacturer name and
ID numbers, edit the model names of VXI and non-VXI devices in the
system, as well as the system interrupt configuration information, and
display the system configuration information generated by the Resource
Manager.
W
Word Serial Protocol
The simplest required communication protocol supported by
message-based devices in a VXIbus system. It utilizes the A16
communication registers to transfer data using a simple polling handshake
method.
write posting
A mechanism that signifies that a device will immediately give a successful
acknowledge to a write transfer and place the transfer in a local buffer. The
device can then independently complete the write cycle to the destination.