National Instruments PCI-6110E/6111E - Manual (Page 95)

Glossary
PCI-6110E/6111E User Manual G-2 © National Instruments Corporation
– negative of, or minus
Ω
ohms
square root of
+5 V +5 VDC source signal
A
A amperes
AC alternating current
ACH analog input channel signal
ACH0GND analog input channel ground signal
A/D analog-to-digital
ADC analog-to-digital converter—an electronic device, often an
integrated circuit, that converts an analog voltage to a digital
number
AI analog input
AIGATE analog input gate signal
AIGND analog input ground signal
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AO analog output
AOGND analog output ground signal
ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit—a proprietary
semiconductor component designed and manufactured to perform
a set of specific functions.
B
bipolar a signal range that includes both positive and negative values
(for example, –5 V to +5 V)
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