MXI-Express x1 Series User Manual
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D
daisy-chain A method of propagating signals along a bus, in which the devices are
prioritized on the basis of their position on the bus.
DC Direct current.
device A plug-in instrument card or pad that can contain multiple channels
and conversion devices. Plug-in boards and PCMCIA cards, which
connect to your computer parallel port, are examples of devices.
DoC Declaration of Conformity.
E
EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory—ROM
that can be erased with an electrical signal and reprogrammed.
EIA Electronic Industries Association.
EMC Electromagnetic compliance.
EMI Electromagnetic interference.
expansion chassis Any CompactPCI, CompactPCI Express, PXI, PXI Express,
VXI chassis or NI CompactRIO backplane.
F
FCC Federal Communications Commission.
filler panel A blank module front panel used to fill empty slots in the chassis.
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array—A logic device that has its
functionality defined after it is manufactured.
G
g(1) Grams.
(2) A measure of acceleration equal to 9.8 m/s
2
.
GPIB General Purpose Interface Bus (IEEE 488).