National Instruments NI-VXI - Manual (Page 138)

Glossary
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V
VIC VXI Interactive Control program, a part of the NI-VXI bus interface
software package. Used to program VXI devices, and develop and
debug VXI application programs. Called VICtext when used on text-
based platforms.
VME Versa Module Eurocard or IEEE 1014
VMEbus Class device Also called non-VXIbus or foreign devices when found in VXIbus
systems. They lack the configuration registers required to make them
VXIbus devices.
void In the C language, a generic data type that can be cast to any specific
data type.
VXIbus VMEbus Extensions for Instrumentation
VXIedit VXI Resource Editor program, a part of the NI-VXI bus interface
software package. Used to configure the system, edit the manufacturer
name and ID numbers, edit the model names of VXI and non-VXI
devices in the system, as well as the system interrupt configuration
information, and display the system configuration information
generated by the Resource Manager. Called vxitedit when used on
text-based platforms.
VXItedit Text based version of VXIedit
W
Word Serial Protocol The simplest required communication protocol supported by
message-based devices in the VXIbus system. It utilizes the A16
communication registers to perform 16-bit data transfers using a simple
polling handshake method.
word A data quantity consisting of 16 bits.
write Copying data to a storage device.
WR Write Ready; a bit in the Response register of a message-based device
used in Word Serial Protocol indicating the ability for a Servant to
receive a single command/query written to its Data Low register.