Glossary
Getting Started with SCXI G-6 www.ni.com
K
kS 1,000 samples
Kword 1,024 words of memory
L
Lab/1200 device refers to the DAQCard-1200, DAQPad-1200, Lab-PC+, Lab-PC-1200,
Lab-PC-1200AI, PCI-1200, and SCXI-1200
LED light-emitting diode
library A file containing compiled object modules, each comprised of one of more
functions, that can be linked to other object modules that make use of these
functions.
nidaqmsc.lib
is a library that contains NI-DAQ functions.
The NI-DAQ function set is broken down into object modules so that only
the object modules that are relevant to your application are linked in, while
those object modules that are not relevant are not linked.
LPM device refers to the PC-LPM-16 and PC-LPM-16PnP
LSB least significant bit
LVDT linear variable differential transformer. A transformer-based sensor used to
measure linear displacement.
M
MB megabytes of memory
MIO multifunction I/O
MIO device refers to the multifunction I/O devices that have MIO in their names, such
as the AT-MIO-16 and NEC-MIO-16E-4
MS million samples
MTEMP multiplexed temperature mode