© National Instruments Corporation Glossary-1 SCXI-1120 User Manual
Glossary
Prefix Meaning Value
p- pico- 10-12
n- nano- 10-9
µ- micro- 10-6
m- milli- 10-3
k- kilo- 103
M- mega- 106

Numbers/Symbols

˚ degrees
ohms
+5 V (signal) +5 VDC Source signal

A

A amperes
AB0+ Positive Analog Bus 0 signal
AB0- Negative Analog Bus 0 signal
AB0EN Analog Bus 0 Enable bit
ACH# data acquisition board Analog Input Channel Number
A/D analog-to-digital
AOGND Analog Output Ground signal
Arms amperes, root mean square
AWG American Wire Gauge

B

BW bandwidth

C

C Celsius
CH#+ Positive Input Channel Number signal
CH#- Negative Input Channel Number signal
CHAN Channel Select bit
CHS Chassis bit
CHSGND Chassis Ground signal
CJR cold-junction reference
CLKEN Clock Enable bit
CLKOUTEN Scan Clock Output Enable bit
CLKSELECT Scan Clock Select bit
CNT Count bit