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National Instruments DAQCard-1200 User Manual

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Glossary

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DAQCard-1200 User Manual

O

OUT

output signal

P

PCMCIA

an expansion bus architecture that has found widespread acceptance as a
de facto standard in notebook-size computers. It originated as a
specification for add-on memory cards written by the Personal Computer
Memory Card International Association.

PPI

programmable peripheral interface

R

RAM

random-access memory

RMA

Return Material Authorization

rms

root mean square

S

S

samples

s

seconds

SCXI

Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation—the National
Instruments product line for conditioning low-level signals within an
external chassis near sensors so only high-level signals are sent to DAQ
boards in the noisy PC environment

T

TTL

transistor-transistor logic