IQC 5000B Operation Manual
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Glossary
Acq BW: Acquisition Bandwidth
API: A
pplication Programming Interface
CF: Cen
ter Frequency
dB:
Decibel(s)
dBm: Deci
bel(s), with respect to 1 milliWatt
FW: F
irmware
GB: Gig
aBytes (1,000,000,000 decimal bytes)
GUI: Gr
aphical User Interface
HBA: H
ost Bus Adapter
HDD: H
ard Disk Drive
I & Q: In-Pha
se and Quadrature
LVDS: Lo
w-voltage differential signaling, also known as TIA/EIA-644, is a technical standard that specifies electrical
characteristics of a differential, serial communications protocol. LVDS operates at low power and can run at very
high speeds.
ms: m
illisecond(s)
MSa/s: Meg
a Samples per second
NIC: Net
work Interface Card
ns:
nanosecond(s)
PCIe:
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express
RAID: R
edundant Array of Independent Disks
RF: Ra
dio Frequency
s: sec
ond
SA: Sign
al Analyzer
SSD: Solid St
ate Drive
SW: Softw
are