Glossary
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T
TTL
transistor-transistor logic
thermocouple
kind of temperature sensor
thermistor
kind of temperature sensor
U
update
One or more analog or digital output samples. Typically the number of
output samples in an update is equal to the number of channels in the
output group.
update rate
the rate at which the measurement data is updated
USB
Universal Serial Bus
V
V
volt—an electic unit
VI
virtual instrument—(1) a combination of hardware and/or software
elements, typically used with a PC, that has the functionality of a classic
standalone instrument (2) a LabVIEW software module (VI), which
consists of a front panel user interface and a block diagram program
VirtualBench
software suite of stand-alone virtual instruments that combine DAQ
products, software, and PCs