Glossary
Getting Started with Your PCI/PXI-6810 SDA
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library
a file containing compiled object modules, each comprised of one of
more functions, that can be linked to other object modules that make use
of these functions. NISDA.LIB is a library that contains instrument
driver functions. The NI-DAQ function set is broken down into object
modules so that only the object modules that are relevant to your
application are linked in, while those object modules that are not
relevant are not linked.
LSB
least significant bit
M
m
meters
M
(1) Mega, the standard metric prefix for 1 million or 10
6
, when used
with units of measure such as volts and hertz; (2) mega, the prefix for
1,048,576, or 2
20
, when used with B to quantify data or computer
memory
MB
megabytes of memory
MBLT
eight-byte block transfers in which both the Address bus and the Data
bus are used to transfer data
Mbytes/s
a unit for data transfer that means 1 million or 10
6
bytes/s
memory buffer
See buffer.
MIPS
million instructions per second—the unit for expressing the speed of
processor machine code instructions
MITE
MXI Interfaces To Everything—a custom ASIC designed by National
Instruments that implements the PCI bus interface. The MITE supports
bus mastering for high speed data transfers over the PCI bus.
MS
million samples
MSB
most significant bit
MTBF
mean time between failure
