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Glossary
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F
fair requester A VXIbus device that will not arbitrate for the VXIbus after releasing
it until it detects the bus request signal inactive. This ensures that all
requesting devices will be granted use of the bus.
G
g (1) grams
(2) a measure of acceleration equal to 9.8 m/s
2
GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus (IEEE 488)
g
RMS
A measure of random vibration. The root mean square of acceleration
levels in a random vibration test profile.
H
hex Hexadecimal—the numbering system with base 16, using the digits 0 to 9
and letters A to F.
Hz hertz; cycles per second
I
I/O Input/output—the techniques, media, and devices used to achieve
communication between machines and users.
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission. The IEC publishes
internationally recognized standards. IEC 60068 contains information
on environmental testing procedures and severities.
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
in. inches
instrument driver A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of
instruments, and any necessary related files for LabWindows/CVI or
LabVIEW.