National Instruments 800 Series User Manual

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Glossary

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T

trigger

Either TTL or ECL lines used for intermodule communication

TTL

Transistor-Transistor Logic

V

V

Volts

VISA

Virtual Instrument Software Architecture. This is the general name
given to VISA and its associated architecture.

VME

Versa Module Eurocard or IEEE 1014

VMEbus System

A device configured for installation in Slot 0 of a VXIbus mainframe

Controller

or Slot 1 of a VMEbus chassis. This device is unique in the VMEbus
system in that it performs the VMEbus System Controller functions,
including clock sourcing and arbitration for data transfers across the
backplane. Installing such a device into any other slot can damage the
device, the VMEbus/VXIbus backplane, or both.

VXIbus

VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation

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