Graphics Tablet User Manual

Glossary

Rresistor

RAM random-access memory

random interleaved

sampling (RIS)

method of increasing sample rate by repetitively sampling a repeated

waveform

real-time sampling sampling that occurs immediately

record length the size of a chunk (or record) of data that can be or has been acquired by a

device

resolution The smallest amount of input signal change that an instrument or sensor can

detect. Resolution can be expressed in bits, in proportions, or in percent

of full scale. For example, a system has 12-bit resolution, one part in

4,096 resolution, and 0.0244% of full scale.

rms root mean square—a measure of signal amplitude; the square root of the

average value of the square of the instantaneous signal amplitude

ROM read-only memory

s seconds

S samples

S/s samples per second—used to express the rate at which an instrument

samples an analog signal

sample rate the speed that a device can acquire data

sense in 4-wire resistance the sense measures the voltage across the resistor

being excited by the excitation current

settling time the amount of time required for a voltage to reach its final value within

specified limits