Glossary
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filtering a type of signal conditioning that allows you to attenuate unwanted portions
of the signal you are trying to measure
FIR finite impulse response—a non recursive digital filter with linear phase
flash ADC an ADC whose output code is determined in a single step by a bank of
comparators and encoding logic
floating signal sources signal sources with voltage signals that are not connected to an absolute
reference or system ground. Also called nonreferenced signal sources.
Some common example of floating signal sources are batteries,
transformers, or thermocouples.
FREQ_OUT frequency signal
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gain the factor by which a signal is amplified, sometimes expressed in decibels
gain accuracy a measure of deviation of the gain of an amplifier from the ideal gain
GPCTR0_GATE general-purpose counter timer 0 gate signal
GPCTR0_OUT general-purpose counter timer 0 output signal
GPCTR0_SOURCE general-purpose counter timer 0 clock source signal
GPCTR1_GATE general-purpose counter timer 1 gate signal
GPCTR1_OUT general-purpose counter timer 1 output signal
GPCTR1_SOURCE general-purpose counter timer 1 clock source signal
grounded measurement
system See SE.
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