Programming instructions

Glossary
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interrupt A computer signal indicating that the CPU should suspend its current task
to service a designated activity.
I/O input/output
IRQ interrupt request
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
K
kS 1,000 samples
Kword 1,024 words of memory
L
LED light-emitting diode
library A file containing compiled object modules, each comprised of one of more
functions, that can be linked to other object modules that make use of these
functions.
NIDAQMSC.LIB is a library that contains NI-DAQ functions.
The NI-DAQ function set is broken down into object modules so that only
the object modules that are relevant to your application are linked in, while
those object modules that are not relevant are not linked.
linker A software utility that combines object modules (created by a compiler)
and libraries, which are collections of object modules, into an executable
program.
LSB least significant bit
LVDT Linear Variable Differential Transformer. Transformer-based sensor for
measuring linear displacement.