National Instruments NI-IMAQdx Automobile Accessories User Manual


 
Glossary
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M
MAX
Measurement & Automation Explorer—A controlled, centralized
configuration environment that allows you to configure all of your
NI devices.
N
NI-IMAQ Driver software for National Instruments image acquisition hardware.
P
page-locked buffer Memory page that is marked as non-pagable by the virtual file system.
Page-locked buffers remain in physical memory and do not cause page
faults
pixel Picture element. The smallest division that makes up the video scan line.
For display on a computer monitor, a pixel’s optimum dimension is square
(aspect ratio of 1:1, or the width equal to the height).
process-safe handle A handle that allows only one process to access a camera at any given time.
protocol The exact sequence of bits, characters, and control codes used to transfer
data between computers and peripherals through a communications
channel.
Q
quadlet A 32-bit (four-byte) word.