NI PXIe-8880 User Manual
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PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect—The PCI bus is a
high-performance 32-bit or 64-bit bus with multiplexed address
and data lines.
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
peripheral
Any hardware device connected to a computer, such as a monitor,
keyboard, printer, plotter, disk or tape drive, graphics tablet,
scanner, mouse, and so on.
PXI Express
PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation—An open implementation
of CompactPCI Express that adds electrical features that meet the
high-performance requirements of instrumentation applications
by providing triggering, local buses, and system clock
capabilities. PXI Express also offers two-way interoperability
with CompactPCI Express products.
R
RAM
Random Access Memory—The computer’s primary workspace.
resource
Hardware settings used by devices in a computer system,
including ISA interrupt level, DMA channel, and I/O address.
RMS
Root mean squared.
See also
g
rms
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S
s
Seconds.
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic RAM (Random Access
Memory)—Storage that the computer must refresh at frequent
intervals.
SO-DIMM
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module.
SPI Bus
Serial Peripheral Interface—A standard for controlling most any
digital electronics that accept a clocked serial stream of bits.
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