Glossary
PXI-846x and NI-CAN for Windows NT Glossary-2 ni.com
ISO International Standards Organization
LED light-emitting diode
m meters
PC personal computer
PCI peripheral component interconnect
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
RAM random-access memory
resource hardware settings used by National Instruments CAN hardware, including
an interrupt request level (IRQ) and an 8 KB physical memory range (such
as D0000 to D1FFF hex)
RTSI bus Real-Time System Integration Bus. The National Instruments timing bus
that connects CAN and DAQ boards directly, by means of the PXI trigger
bus on the PXI-846x series boards, for precise synchronization of
functions.
s seconds
trigger Any event that causes or starts some form of data capture.
V volts
VDC volts direct current
VXI VME eXtensions for Instrumentation
Wwatts