National Instruments PC-DIO-96, User Manual

Page: 12 / 105

Preface
PC-DIO-96 User Manual x © National Instruments Corporation
• The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual,
including abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and terms.
• The Index alphabetically lists the topics in this manual, including the page where you can
find each one.
Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual:
bold Bold text denotes menus, menu items, or dialog box buttons or options.
bold italic Bold italic text denotes a note, caution, or warning.
italic Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a key
concept.
monospace
Lowercase text in this font denotes text or characters that are to be literally
input from the keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and
syntax examples. This font is also used for the proper names of disk
drives, paths, directories, programs, subprograms, subroutines, device
names, functions, variables, filenames, and extensions, and for statements
and comments taken from program code.
NI-DAQ NI-DAQ is used throughout this manual to refer to the NI-DAQ software
for PC computers unless otherwise noted
OKI 82C55A OKI 82C55A refers to the OKI 82C55A (OKI Semiconductor) CMOS
programmable peripheral interface.
PC PC refers to the IBM PC/XT, the IBM PC AT, and compatible computers,
as well as EISA personal computers.
PPI x PPI x, where the x is replaced by A, B, C, or D, refers to one of the four
programmable peripheral interface (PPI) chips on the PC-DIO-96.
SCXI SCXI stands for Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation and
is a National Instruments product line designed to perform front-end signal
conditioning for National Instruments plug-in DAQ boards.
< > Angle brackets containing numbers separated by an ellipses represent a
range, signal, or port (for example, ACH<0..7> stands for ACH0 through
ACH7).
Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols are listed in the Glossary.