Glossary
Measurement Studio User Manual
G-10
ni.com
T
tank
A control used to input or display numerical data.
task
NI-DAQmx—a set of channels and the channel configurations, timing, and
triggering, and other details that define a measurement or generation you
want to perform.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A standard format for
transferring data in packets from one computer to another. The two parts of
TCP/IP are TCP, which deals with the construction of data pockets, and IP,
which routes them from computer to computer.
TestStand
Ready-to-run test executive from National Instruments for organizing,
controlling, and executing your automated prototype, validation, or
manufacturing test systems.
thermometer
A control used to input or display numerical data.
U
UI
User Interface.
V
vector
1D array.
virtual instrument (VI)
Program in Measurement Studio that models the appearance and function
of a physical instrument.
VISA
Driver-software architecture developed by National Instruments to unify
instrumentation software for serial, GPIB, and VXI instruments or
controllers. It has been accepted as a standard for VXI by the
VXI
plug&play
Systems Alliance.
VXI
VME eXtension for Instrumentation. Instrumentation architecture and bus
based on the VME standard. Used in high-end test applications.
W
waveform graph
A control that displays two-dimensional data on a Windows Forms user
interface; displays data that is uniformly spaced in one dimension.
