National Instruments PXI-8184 User Manual download pdf (Page 66)

Glossary

NI-488 or NI-488.2 The National Instruments software for GPIB systems

NI-DAQ The National Instruments software for data acquisition instruments

NI-VISA The National Instruments implementation of the VISA standard; an

interface-independent software that provides a unified programming

interface for VXI, GPIB, and serial instruments

NMI Non-maskable interrupt; high-priority interrupt that cannot be disabled by

another interrupt. It is used to report malfunctions such as parity, bus and

math coprocessor errors.

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect. The PCI bus is a high-performance

32-bit or 64-bit bus with multiplexed address and data lines.

PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

peripheral Any hardware device connected to a computer, such as a monitor,

keyboard, printer, plotter, disk or tape drive, graphics tablet, scanner,

mouse, and so on

POST Power On Self Test

PXI PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation; an open implementation of

CompactPCI that adds electrical features that meet the high-performance

requirements of instrumentation applications by providing triggering, local

buses, and system clock capabilities. PXI also offers two-way

interoperability with CompactPCI products.

RAM Random Access Memory; the computer’s primary workspace

RAMDAC Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter; the VGA controller

chip that maintains the color palette and converts data from memory into

analog signals for the monitor

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National Instruments PXI-8184 User Manual Page 66