Glossary
Analog Output Series User Manual
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AO
Analog output.
AO 0
Analog channel 0 output signal.
AO 1
Analog channel 1 output signal.
AO GND
Analog output ground signal.
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit—a proprietary semiconductor
component designed and manufactured to perform a set of specific
functions.
B
bipolar
A signal range that includes both positive and negative values (for example,
–5 to +5 V)
C
C
Celsius
channel
1. Physical—a terminal or pin at which you can measure or generate an
analog or digital signal. A single physical channel can include more than
one terminal, as in the case of a differential analog input channel or a digital
port of eight lines. The name used for a counter physical channel is an
exception because that physical channel name is not the name of the
terminal where the counter measures or generates the digital signal.
2. Virtual—a collection of property settings that can include a name, a
physical channel, input terminal connections, the type of measurement or
generation, and scaling information. You can define NI-DAQmx virtual
channels outside a task (global) or inside a task (local). Configuring virtual
channels is optional in Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) and earlier versions,
but is integral to every measurement you take in NI-DAQmx. In Traditional
NI-DAQ (Legacy), you configure virtual channels in MAX. In NI-DAQmx,
you can configure virtual channels either in MAX or in a program, and you
can configure channels as part of a task or separately.
cm
Centimeter.
CMOS
Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor.