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Glossary
Mbytes/s a unit for data transfer that means 1 million or 106 bytes/s
MC Micro Channel
memory buffer See buffer.
min minutes
MIO multifunction I/O
MITE MXI Interfaces to Everything—a custom ASIC designed by National
Instruments that implements the PCI bus interface. The MITE supports
busmastering for high speed data transfers over the PCI bus.
MS million samples
MSB most significant bit
multiplexed mode an SCXI operating mode in which analog input channels are multiplexed
into one module output so that your cabled DAQ device has access to the
module’s multiplexed output as well as the outputs on all other multiplexed
modules in the chassis through the SCXI bus. Also called serial mode.
mux multi plexer—a switching device with multiple inputs that sequentially
connects each of its inputs to its output, typically at high speeds, in order
tomeas ure several signals with a single analog input channel
N
NC Normally Closed
NI-DAQ National Instruments driver software for DAQ hardware
NIST Na tional Institute of Standards and Technology
NO Normally Open
nonlatched digital I/O a type of digital acquisition/generation where LabVIEW updates the digital
lines or port states immediately or returns the digital value of an input line.
Also called immediate digital I/O or non-handshaking.