Glossary
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A
A amperes
AC alternating current
ACH analog input channel signal
A/D analog-to-digital
ADC analog-to-digital converter—anelectronic device, often an integrated
circuit, that convertsan analog voltage to a digital number
ADC resolution theresolution of the ADC, which is measured in b its. An ADC with 16 bits
hasa higher resolution, and thus a higher degree of accuracy, than a 12-bit
ADC.
AI analog input
AIGATE analog input gatesignal
AIGND analog input ground signal
AISENSE analog input sense signal
ANSI AmericanNational Standards Institute
AO analog output
AOGND analog output ground signal
ASIC Application-SpecificIntegrated Circuit—a proprietary semiconductor
componentdesigned and manufactured to perform a set of specific
functions for a specificcusto mer
B
baseaddress amemory address that servesas thestarting address for programmable
registers.All other addresses are located by adding to the base address.
bipolar avoltage range spannin g both negativeand positive voltages
breakdownvoltage the voltagehigh enough t o causeb reakdownof optical isolation ,
semiconductors,or dielectric materials. Also see workin g voltage.