National Instruments NI 6014 User Manual
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Glossary
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G-5
floating signal sources
signal sources with voltage signals that are not connected to an absolute
reference or system ground. Also called nonreferenced signal sources.
Some common example of floating signal sources are batteries,
transformers, or thermocouples.
FREQ_OUT
frequency output signal
G
gain
the factor by which a signal is amplified, sometimes expressed in decibels
gain accuracy
a measure of deviation of the gain of an amplifier from the ideal gain
GATE
gate signal
glitch
an unwanted momentary deviation from a desired signal
GPCTR
general purpose counter
GPCTR0_GATE
general purpose counter 0 gate signal
GPCTR0_OUT
general purpose counter 0 output signal
GPCTR0_SOURCE
general purpose counter 0 clock source signal
GPCTR0_UP_DOWN
general purpose counter 0 up down
GPCTR1_GATE
general purpose counter 1 gate signal
GPCTR1_OUT
general purpose counter 1 output signal
GPCTR1_SOURCE
general purpose counter 1 clock source signal
GPCTR1_UP_DOWN
general purpose counter 1 up down
grounded measurement
system
See referenced single-ended configuration.
H
h
hour
Hz
hertz—the number of scans read or updates written per second