National Instruments VXI-SC-1102 - Manual (Page 51)

Glossary
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DIFF differential configuration
differential input an analog input consisting of two terminals, both of which are isolated
from computer ground, whose difference is measured
drivers/driver software software that controls a specific hardware device such as a DAQ board
F
filtering a type of signal conditioning that allows you to filter unwanted signals
from the signal you are trying to measure
FSR full-scale range
G
G gain—the factor by which a signal is amplified, sometimes expressed in
decibels
H
hex hexadecimal
Hz hertz
I
in. inches
input impedance the measured resistance and capacitance between the input terminals of
a circuit
instrument driver a set of high-level software functions that controls a specific VXI or
RS-232 programmable instrument or a specific plug-in DAQ board.
Instrument drivers are available in several forms, ranging from a
function callable language to a virtual instrument (VI) in LabVIEW.