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Glossary-1
SCXI-1162 User Manual
Glossary
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Prefix
Meaning
Value
p-
pico-
10-
12
n-
nano-
10-
9
µ
-
micro-
10-
6
m-
milli-
10-
3
k-
kilo-
10
3
M-
mega-
10
6
+5 V
+5 VDC Source signal
˚
degrees
Ω
ohms
A
amperes
ADC
A/D converter
Arms
amperes, root mean square
AWG
American Wire Gauge
BCD
binary-coded decimal
C
Celsius
CHS
Chassis bit
CHSGND
Chassis Ground signal
CMRR
common-mode rejection ratio
D*/A
Data/Address signal
DAQD*/A
Data Acquisition Board Data/Address Line signal
dB
decibels
DIG GND
Digital Ground signal
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norme
DMM
digital multimeter
F
farads
FIFO
first-in-first-out
ft
feet
GND
Ground signal
hex
hexadecimal
Hz
hertz
I
I
input current leakage
I
in
input current
I/O
input/output
I
out
output current
in.
inches
In
Input channel signal
IN
Input bit
INTR*
Interrupt signal
ksamples
1,000 samples
LSB
least significant bit
m
meters
M
megabytes of memory