Glossary
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ADC analog-to-digital converter—anelectronic device, often an integrated
circuit, that convertsan analog voltage to a digital number
AI analog input
AIGATE AIgate signal
AIGND AIg round signal
AISENSE AIsense signal
ANSI AmericanNational Standards Institute
AO analog output
AOGND AO ground signal
B
baseaddress amemory addressthat s ervesas the starting addressfor programmable
registers.All other addresses are located by adding to the base address.
bipolar asignal range that includes both positive and negative values (for example,
–5to+5V)
BC buffered counter
bus thegroup of conductors t hatin terconnect individualcircu itry in a computer.
Typically,a bus is the expansion vehicle to which I/O or other devices are
connected.Examples of PCbuses are the ISA and PCI bus.
C
CCelsius
CalDAC calibration DAC
CH channel—pinor wire lead towhich you apply or from whichyou read the
analogor digital signal. Analog signals can be single-ended or differential.
Fordigital signals, you group channels to form ports. Ports usually consist
ofeither four or eight digital channels.