Glossary
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NI PXIe-8103 User Manual
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NI-488 or NI-488.2
The National Instruments software for GPIB systems.
NI-DAQ
The National Instruments software for data acquisition instruments.
NI-VISA
The National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard—An
interface-independent software that provides a unified programming
interface for VXI, GPIB, and serial instruments.
P
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect—The PCI bus is a high-performance
32-bit or 64-bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines.
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
peripheral
Any hardware device connected to a computer, such as a monitor,
keyboard, printer, plotter, disk or tape drive, graphics tablet, scanner,
mouse, and so on.
PXI Express
PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation—An open implementation of
CompactPCI Express that adds electrical features that meet the
high-performance requirements of instrumentation applications by
providing triggering, local buses, and system clock capabilities.
PXI Express also offers two-way interoperability with
CompactPCI Express products.
R
RAM
Random Access Memory—the computer’s primary workspace.
resource
Hardware settings used by devices in a computer system, including
ISA interrupt level, DMA channel, and I/O address.
RMS
Root mean squared.
See also
g
rms
.
RTC
Real Time Clock—An electronic circuit that maintains the time of day and
also can provide timing signals for timesharing operations.
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