Glossary, Numbers/symbols – National Instruments 7340 PCI User Manual

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Glossary

Symbol

Prefix

Value

µ

micro

10

– 6

m

milli

10

–3

M

mega

10

6

Numbers/Symbols

/

per

±

plus or minus

+

positive of, or plus

negative of, or minus

+5 V

+5 VDC source signal

A

A

amperes

A/D

analog-to-digital

absolute mode

treat the target position loaded as position relative to zero (0) while making
a move

absolute position

position relative to zero

acceleration/
deceleration

measurement of the change in velocity as a function of time. Acceleration
and deceleration describes the period when velocity is changing from one
value to another.

active-high

signal is active when its value goes high (1)

active-low

signal is active when its value goes low (0)

ADC

analog-to-digital converter

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