National Instruments AT-MIO-16X User Manual

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Glossary

AT-MIO-16X User Manual

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Some common example of floating signal sources are batteries,
transformers, or thermocouples.

flyby

a type of high-performance data transfer in which the data bytes pass
directly from the source to the target without being transferred to the
controller

FSR

full-scale range

ft

feet

G

gain

the factor by which a signal is amplified, sometimes expressed in
decibels

gain accuracy

a measure of deviation of the gain of an amplifier from the ideal gain

GATE input pin

a counter input pin that controls when counting occurs in your
application

glitch

GPIB

General Purpose Interface bus, synonymous with HP-IB. The standard
bus used for controlling electronic instruments with a computer. Also
called IEEE 488 bus because it is defined by ANSI/IEEE Standards
488-1978, 488.1-1987, and 488.2-1987.

g

rms

level of random vibration

grounded measurement

See referenced single-ended measurement system.

system

H

h

hour

half-flash ADC

an ADC that determines its output code by digitally combining
the results of two sequentially performed, lower-resolution flash
conversions

half-power bandwidth

the frequency range over which a circuit maintains a level of at least
–3 dB with respect to the maximum level

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