Glossary
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DIO
Digital input/output.
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Digital input/output channel signal.
DMA
Direct memory access—a method by which data can be transferred to/from
computer memory from/to a device or memory on the bus while the
processor does something else. DMA is the fastest method of transferring
data to/from computer memory.
DNL
Differential nonlinearity—a measure in LSB of the worst-case deviation of
code widths from their ideal value of 1 LSB.
DO
Digital output.
E
EEPROM
Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory—ROM that can be
erased with an electrical signal and reprogrammed.
F
FPGA
Field-programmable gate array.
FPGA VI
A configuration that is downloaded to the FPGA and that determines the
functionality of the hardware.
G
glitch
An unwanted signal excursion of short duration that is usually unavoidable.
H
h
Hour.
HIL
Hardware-in-the-loop.
Hz
Hertz.