Glossary
PXI-846xand NI-CAN for Windows NT Glossary-2 ni.com
ISO InternationalStandards Organization
LED light-emitting diode
m meters
PC personalcomputer
PCI peripheral component interconnect
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
RAM random-accessmemory
resource hardwaresettings used by National Instruments CAN hardware, including
aninterrupt request level (IRQ) and an 8 KB physical memory range (such
asD 0000 to D1FFF hex)
RTSIbus Real-TimeSystem Integration Bus. The National Instruments timing bus
thatconnects CAN and DAQ boards directly, by means of the PXI trigger
buson the PXI-846xseries boards, for precise synchronization of
functions.
s seconds
trigger Anyevent that causes or starts some form of data capture.
V volts
VDC volts direct current
VXI VME eXtensions for Instrumentation
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