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Glossary

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PFI0/TRIG1

PFI0/trigger 1

PFI1/TRIG2

PFI1/trigger 2

PFI2/CONVERT*

PFI2/convert

PFI3/GPCTR1_
SOURCE

PFI3/general purpose counter 1 source

PFI4/GPCTR1_GATE

PFI4/general purpose counter 1 gate

PFI5/UPDATE*

PFI5/update

PFI6/WFTRIG

PFI6/waveform trigger

PFI7/STARTSCAN

PFI7/start of scan

PFI8/GPCTR0_
SOURCE

PFI8/general purpose counter 0 source

PFI9/GPCTR0_GATE

PFI9/general purpose counter 0 gate

PGIA

programmable gain instrumentation amplifier

Plug and Play devices

devices that do not require DIP switches or jumpers to configure resources
on the devices—also called switchless devices

port

(1) a communications connection on a computer or a remote controller
(2) a digital port, consisting of four or eight lines of digital input and/or
output

posttriggering

the technique used on a DAQ board to acquire a programmed number of
samples after trigger conditions are met

PPI

programmable peripheral interface

ppm

parts per million

pretriggering

the technique used on a DAQ board to keep a continuous buffer filled with
data, so that when the trigger conditions are met, the sample includes the
data leading up to the trigger condition

pts

points

pu

pullup

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