
Glossary
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L
LabVIEW
a graphical programming language
LED
Light-Emitting Diode—a semiconductor light source
M
master
the requesting or controlling device in a master/slave configuration.
Measurement &
Automation Explorer
(MAX)
a controlled centralized configuration environment that allows you to
configure all of your National Instruments DAQ, GPIB, IMAQ, IVI,
Motion, VISA, and VXI devices
N
NI-DAQ
National Instruments driver software for DAQ hardware
O
oscillator
a device that generates a fixed frequency signal. An oscillator most often
generates signals by using oscillating crystals, but may also use tuned
networks, lasers, or atomic clock sources. The most important
specifications on oscillators are frequency accuracy, frequency stability,
and phase noise.
OCXO
oven-controlled crystal oscillator
output impedance
the measured resistance and capacitance between the output terminals of a
circuit
P
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect—a high-performance expansion bus
architecture originally developed by Intel to replace ISA and EISA. It is
achieving widespread acceptance as a standard for PCs and work-stations;
it offers a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 132 Mbytes/s.
PFI
Programmable Function Interface