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National Instruments SCB-68 User Manual

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Glossary

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SCB-68 Shielded Connector Block User Manual

I

I/O

input/output—the transfer of data to/from a computer system involving
communications channels, operator interface devices, and/or data
acquisition and control interfaces

I

OH

current, output high

I

OL

current, output low

L

lowpass filter

a filter that passes low frequencies

LSB

least significant bit

M

m

meter

MB

megabytes of memory

MIO

multifunction I/O

N

NC

normally closed, or not connected

NI-DAQ

NI driver software for DAQ hardware

noise

an undesirable electrical signal—noise comes from external sources such
as the AC power line, motors, generators, transformers, fluorescent lights,
CRT displays, computers, electrical storms, welders, radio transmitters,
and internal sources such as semiconductors, resistors, and capacitors.
Noise corrupts signals you are trying to send or receive.

NRSE

nonreferenced single-ended mode—all measurements are made with
respect to a common (NRSE) measurement system reference, but the
voltage at this reference can vary with respect to the measurement system
ground