Tiernan TDR7, Manual

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Glossary
A
AC switching power supply A pulse–width modulation, AC to DC
converter. The
TDR77
can receive and convert from 120 to 240 V
inputs at 50 to 60 Hz.
Amp or Ampere The standard unit of measure for electrical strength
defined as the amount of current that would be produced by an
electromotive force of one volt acting through a resistance of one ohm.
ASI Asynchronous serial interface.
Auto–detecting The capability of a unit to automatically sense and
set its configuration to match the operational parameters of an
incoming signal.
Auto–ranging The capability of a power supply unit to accept
variable voltage rates.
Auto–sensing The capability of a power supply unit to detect
variable voltage rates.
B
Baseband multimedia The non–modulated transmission of audio
and video signals.
Baud Rate A measure of transmission speed over a transmission
medium.
BIST Built–in–self–test.
Bit rate Refers to the number of bits of data transmitted over a given
time period.
See also
bps.
BNC British Naval Connector—A type of connector featuring a
locking pin on the female end and a cut–out groove for the pin on the
male end.
bps A ratio of the number of bits of data transmitted to the number
of seconds elapsed, expressed as bits per second.