National Instruments VXI-SC-1102 - Manual (Page 53)

Glossary
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R
RMA Return Material Authorization
rms root mean square
S
SCMP signal conditioning minipod
signal conditioning the manipulation of signals to prepare them for digitizing
slot A position where a module can be inserted into a VXIbus backplane.
Each slot provides the 96-pin J connectors to interface with the board
P connectors. A slot can have one, two, or three connectors.
S/s samples per second
T
thermocouple a temperature sensor created by joining two dissimilar metals. The
junction produces a small voltage as a function of the temperature.
transducer excitation a type of signal conditioning that uses external voltages and currents
to excite the circuitry of a signal conditioning system into measuring
physical phenomena
V
V volts
VAC volts alternating current
V
em
common-mode voltage
VDC volts, direct current
V
diff
differential voltage