National Instruments 6023E User Manual
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Glossary
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G-5
electrostatically coupled
propagating a signal by means of a varying electric field
EXTSTROBE
external strobe signal
F
FIFO
first-in first-out memory buffer
floating signal sources
signal sources with voltage signals that are not connected to an absolute
reference or system ground. Also called nonreferenced signal sources.
Some common example of floating signal sources are batteries,
transformers, or thermocouples.
FREQ_OUT
frequency output signal
ft
feet
G
g
grams
gain
the factor by which a signal is amplified, sometimes expressed in decibels
GATE
gate signal
glitch
an unwanted momentary deviation from a desired signal
GPCTR
general purpose counter
GPCTR0_GATE
general purpose counter 0 gate signal
GPCTR0_OUT
general purpose counter 0 output signal
GPCTR0_SOURCE
general purpose counter 0 clock source signal
GPCTR0_UP_DOWN
general purpose counter 0 up down
GPCTR1_GATE
general purpose counter 1 gate signal
GPCTR1_OUT
general purpose counter 1 output signal
GPCTR1_SOURCE
general purpose counter 1 clock source signal