National Instruments VXI-MIO Series User Manual
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Glossary
VXI-MIO Series User Manual
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VXIbus
VMEbus eXtensions for Instrumentation
VXIbus trigger lines
These are the eight TTL and two ECL lines on the VXIbus
backplane which are used for intermodule communication.
Typical applications are triggering and clocking measurements.
VXI
plug&play
Systems
A group of VXI developers dedicated to making VXI devices as
Alliance
easy to use as possible, primarily by simplifying software
development.
W
waveform
Multiple voltage readings taken at a specific sampling rate
WFTRIG
waveform generation trigger signal
wire
Data path between nodes.
word serial
The simplest required communication protocol used by message-
based devices in the VXIbus system. It uses the A16
communication registers to transfer data with a simple polling
handshake method.