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Glossary-1
VXIpc-486 Model 500 Series
Glossary
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Prefix
Meaning
Value
µ
-
micro-
10
-6
m-
milli-
10
-3
k-
kilo-
10
3
M-
mega-
10
6
g-
giga-
10
9
Symbols
°
degrees
%
percent
Ω
ohms
A
A
amperes
A16 space
VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 64 KB
short
address space.
In VXI, the upper 16 KB of A16 space is allocated for use by VXI devices
configuration registers. This 16 KB region is referred to as VXI
configuration space.
A24 space
VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 16 MB
standard
address
space.
A32 space
VXIbus address space equivalent to the VME 4 GB
extended
address
space.
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit (a semi-custom chip)
B
B
bytes
backplane
An assembly, typically a printed circuit board, with 96-pin connectors and
signal paths that bus the connector pins.
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