National Instruments Module SCXI-1125 - Manual (Page 93)

Glossary
SCXI-1125 User Manual G-6 ni.com
isolation A type of signal conditioning in which you isolate the transducer signals
from the computer for safety purposes. Isolating the signals protects you
and your computer from large voltage spikes and makes sure the
measurements from the DAQ device are not affected by differences in
ground potentials.
isothermal Maintenance of constant temperature across an area. Isothermal
construction of terminal blocks increases thermocouple measurement
accuracy.
K
K kelvin
L
linearization A type of signal conditioning in which software linearizes the voltage levels
from transducers, so the voltages can be scaled to measure physical
phenomena.
M
m meters
M (1) Mega, the standard metric prefix for 1 million or 10 6 , when used with
units of measure such as volts and hertz; (2) mega, the prefix for 1,048,576,
or 2
20 , when used with B to quantify data or computer memory.
M TEMP multiplexed temperature sensor signal. See also CJ TEMP .
max Minimum.
min (1) minutes
(2) minimum
MIO multifunction I/O
multiplex To assign more than one signal to a channel.