Glossary
Analog Output Series User Manual
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NI-DAQmx
The latest NI-DAQ driver with new VIs, functions, and development tools
for controlling measurement devices. The advantages of NI-DAQmx over
earlier versions of NI-DAQ include the DAQ Assistant for configuring
channels and measurement tasks for your device for use in LabVIEW,
LabWindows/CVI, and Measurement Studio; increased performance such
as faster single-point analog I/O; and a simpler API for creating DAQ
applications using fewer functions and VIs than earlier versions of
NI-DAQ.
noise
An undesirable electrical signal. Noise comes from external sources such
as the AC power line, motors, generators, transformers, fluorescent lights,
CRT displays, computers, electrical storms, welders, radio transmitters,
and internal sources such as semiconductors, resistors, and capacitors.
Noise corrupts signals you are trying to send or receive.
NRSE
Nonreferenced single-ended mode—all measurements are made with
respect to a common (NRSE) measurement system reference, but the
voltage at this reference can vary with respect to the measurement system
ground.
P
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect—a high-performance expansion bus
architecture originally developed by Intel to replace ISA and EISA. It offers
a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 132 Mbytes/s.
pd
Pull-down.
PFI
Programmable function interface.
PGIA
Programmable gain instrumentation amplifier.
physical channel
See
port
1. A communications connection on a computer or a remote controller.
2. A digital port consisting of four or eight lines of digital input and/or
output.
ppm
Parts per million.
pu
Pull-up.