National Instruments PXI-8184 User Manual
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Glossary
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instrument driver
A set of routines designed to control a specific instrument or family of
instruments, and any necessary related files for LabWindows/CVI or
LabVIEW
interrupt
A means for a device to request service from another device
interrupt level
The relative priority at which a device can interrupt
IRQ*
Interrupt signal
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture; the original PC bus architecture,
specifically the 16-bit AT bus
K
KB
Kilobytes of memory
L
LAN
Local Area Network; communications network that serves users within
a confined geographical area. It is made up of servers, workstations, a
network operating system, and a communications link.
LED
Light-emitting diode
M
m
Meters
master
A functional part of a PXI device that initiates data transfers on the PXI
backplane. A transfer can be either a read or a write.
MB
Megabytes of memory
MTBF
Mean time between failure
MTTR
Mean time to repair