National Instruments Measurement Studio T, U, V, W

Glossary

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tank A control used to input or display numerical data.

task NI-DAQmx—a set of channels and the channel configurations, timing, and

triggering, and other details that define a measurement or generation you

want to perform.

TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A standard format for

transferring data in packets from one computer to another. The two parts of

TCP/IP are TCP, which deals with the construction of data pockets, and IP,

which routes them from computer to computer.

TestStand Ready-to-run test executive from National Instruments for organizing,

controlling, and executing your automated prototype, validation, or

manufacturing test systems.

thermometer A control used to input or display numerical data.

UI User Interface.

vector 1D array.

virtual instrument (VI) Program in Measurement Studio that models the appearance and function

of a physical instrument.

VISA Driver-software architecture developed by National Instruments to unify

instrumentation software for serial, GPIB, and VXI instruments or

controllers. It has been accepted as a standard for VXI by the

VXIplug&play Systems Alliance.

VXI VME eXtension for Instrumentation. Instrumentation architecture and bus

based on the VME standard. Used in high-end test applications.

waveform graph A control that displays two-dimensional data on a Windows Forms user

interface; displays data that is uniformly spaced in one dimension.