Glossary
NI PXI-8183 User Manual G-6 ni.com
resource Hardware settings used by devices in a computer system, including ISA
interrupt level, DMA channel, and I/O address
RMS Root mean squared. See also grms.
RTC Real Time Clock; an electronic circuit that maintains the time of day,
and also can provide timing signals for timesharing operations
S
s Seconds
slave A functional part of a PXI device that detects data transfer cycles initiated
by a PXI bus master and responds to the transfers when the address
specifies one of the device’s registers
SO-DIMM Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
SRAM Static RAM; a memory chip that requires power to hold its content. It does
not require refresh circuitry as a dynamic RAM chip, but it does take up
more space and uses more power.
ST Start Trigger
Star Trigger Slot This slot is located at Slot 2 in a PXI mainframe and has a dedicated trigger
line between each peripheral slot. This slot would be used for a module
with ST functionality that can provide individual triggers to all other
peripherals.
U
USB Universal Serial Bus
V
VVolts
VGA Video Graphics Array; the minimum video display standard for all PCs
W
W Watts