VXI VT1433B - Manual (Page 191)

Glossary
A16 registers
Address space using 16 address lines. The VXI definition gives each VXI
module 64 bytes of A16 registers.
A24 registers
Address space using 24 address lines. VXI modules can configure how much
A24 address space they use.
Agilent VEE
An Agilent program for graphical programming. See VEE.
arbitrary source
A signal source capable of producing an arbitrary waveform according to the way
it is programmed.
arbitration bus
See DTB arbitration bus.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a standard format for data
or commands.
backplane
A set of lines that connects all the modules in a VXI system.
baseband
A band in the frequency spectrum that begins at zero. In contrast a zoomed band
is centered on a specified center frequency.
block mode
A mode of data-collecting used in instruments such as the Agilent/HP E1431A.
The instrument stops taking data as soon as a block of data has been collected.
Overlap block mode in the VT1432A and VT1433B can be configured to act
exactly like block mode.
block size
The number of sample points in a block of data.
breakout box
Another name for the 8-channel input connector.
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