National Instruments PCI-1200 User Manual

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Glossary

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samples

scan

one or more analog or digital input samples. Typically, the number of input
samples in a scan is equal to the number of channels in the input group. For
example, one pulse from the scan clock produces one scan which acquires
one new sample from every analog input channel in the group.

SCXI

Signal Conditioning eXtensions for Instrumentation—the National
Instruments product line for conditioning low-level signals within an
external chassis near sensors so only high-level signals are sent to DAQ
boards in the noisy PC environment

signal conditioning

the manipulation of signals to prepare them for digitizing

STB

strobe input signal

T

t

d

minimum period

t

gh

gate hold time

t

gsu

gate setup time

t

gwh

gate high level

t

gwl

gate low level

t

m

minimum pulse width

t

outc

output delay from gate

t

outg

output delay from clock

t

pwh

clock high level

t

pwl

clock low level

TTL

transistor-transistor logic

typ

typical

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