
Glossary
SCXI-1581 User Manual
G-2
ni.com
A
A
amperes
absolute accuracy
the maximum difference between the measured value from a data
acquisition device and the true voltage applied to the input, typically
specified as ± voltage
ADE
application development environment such as LabVIEW,
LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
, Visual Basic, C, and C++
AGND
analog ground signal
AI
analog input
AIGND
analog input ground signal
amp
amplifier
amplification
a type of signal conditioning that improves accuracy in the resulting
digitized signal by increasing signal amplitude relative to noise
AOGND
analog output ground
AOGND/GUARD
analog output ground
AOUT
analog output signal
B
bandwidth
the range of frequencies present in a signal, or the range of frequencies to
which a measuring device can respond
bias current
the small input current flowing into or out of the input terminals of an
amplifier
bipolar
a voltage range spanning both negative and positive voltages
bit
one binary digit, either 0 or 1
C
CE
European emissions control standard
CGND
chassis ground signal