Glossary
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National Instruments
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X Series User Manual
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range
The maxim
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m and minim
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m parameters between which a sensor,
instr
u
ment, or device operates with a specified set of characteristics. This
may be a voltage range or a freq
u
ency range.
real time
1. Displays as it comes in; no delays.
2. A property of an event or system in which data is processed and acted
u
pon as it is acq
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ired instead of being acc
u
m
u
lated and processed at a
later time.
3. Pertaining to the performance of a comp
u
tation d
u
ring the act
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al time
that the related physical process transpires so res
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lts of the
comp
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tation can be
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sed in g
u
iding the physical process.
RSE
Referenced Single-Ended config
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ration—All meas
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rements are made with
respect to a common reference meas
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rement system or a gro
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nd. Also
called a gro
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nded meas
u
rement system.
RTSI b
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s
Real-Time System Integration b
u
s—The National Instr
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ments timing b
u
s
that connects DAQ devices directly, by means of connectors on top of the
devices, for precise synchronization of f
u
nctions.
S
s
Seconds.
S
Samples.
SCC
Signal Conditioning Carriers—A compact, mod
u
lar form factor for signal
conditioning mod
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les.
SCXI
Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instr
u
mentation—The National
Instr
u
ments prod
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ct line for conditioning low-level signals within an
external chassis near sensors so that only high-level signals are sent to DAQ
devices in the noisy PC environment.
sensor
A device that responds to a physical stim
u
l
u
s (heat, light, so
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nd, press
u
re,
motion, flow, and so on), and prod
u
ces a corresponding electrical signal.
Primary characteristics of sensors are sensitivity, freq
u
ency range, and
linearity.
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