HP 1432A User's Guide
Glossary
SMB
Sub-Miniature “B”; a type of connector.
Soft Front Panel (SFP)
A VXIplug&play program which provides and
SRAM
Static Random Access Memory.
summer
A circuit that outputs the sum of two input signals.
sync/trigger line
A TTL line on the VXI back plane, used for synchronization or triggering signals.
SYSRESET*
SYStem RESET line, part of the VXI Bus.
system module
The module with the lowest VXI logical address. It needs to be set to output the synchronization pulse for a multiple module group. All system sync pulses come from the system module.
tachometer
The tachometer produces a signal which is proportional to the rotation of a device. It can be programmed to produce one or more signals per revolution.
target
The ‘target’ of a library function is either a channel, a group, or (rarely) a module, depending on the nature of the call. When the same library function may be called with either a channel or a group identifier, its ‘target’ is shown by a parameter named ID.
TTL
TTLTRG
TTL TRiGger lines, part of the VXI Bus.
VEE
See HP VEE