National Instruments SC-2040 - Manual (Page 51)

© National Instruments Corporation Glossary-1 SC-2040 User Manual
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
˚ degrees
Ω
ohms
A amperes
ACH# DAQ board analog input channel number
A/D analog-to-digital
Arms amperes, root mean square
AWG American Wire Gauge
C Celsius
CH#+ module positive input channel number
CH#- module negative input channel number
CMOS complementary metallic oxide semiconductor
cps counts per second
D/A digital-to-analog
DAQ data acquisition
dB decibels
DC direct current
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norme
DIP dual inline package
FIFO first-in-first-out
hex hexadecimal
Hz hertz
in. inches
I
I
input current leakage
I
in
input current
I/O input/output
I
out
output current
LED light-emitting diode
LSB least significant bit
m meters
MB megabytes
MSB most significant bit
ppm parts per million