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VXI-1394 Interface for Windows NT/98
Glossary
Prefix
Meaning
Value
p-
pico-
10
–12
n-
nano-
10
–9
µ-
micro-
10
– 6
m-
milli-
10
–3
k-
kilo-
10
3
M-
mega-
10
6
G-
giga-
10
9
t-
tera-
10
12
Symbols
°
degrees
Ω
ohms
A
A
amperes
A16 space
VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 64 KB short address space.
In VXI, the upper 16 KB of A16 space is allocated for use by VXI devices’
configuration registers. This 16 KB region is referred to as VXI
configuration space.
A24 space
VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 16 MB standard address
space.
A32 space
VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 4 GB extended address space.
address
Character code that identifies a specific location (or series of locations) in
memory. In VISA, it identifies a resource.