CC Systems CC Pilot XS All-Integrated, User Manual And Reference Handbook

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User Manual and Reference Handbook for the CC Pilot™ XS
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CC Pilot™ XS
Glossary
Bluetooth, is an open standard for wireless communication in the 2.4 GHz range. It is
built for low power consumption and is used to connect together units such as cell
phone, printer, keyboard, pointing instrument and computer. The range is 10 – 100 m.
bps,
bits per second. This is a measurement of how fast data can be sent. Given often
as Mbps , or Mb/s (mega-bits per second)
CAN,
Controller Area Network. A standard for bus communication to be used in control
applications in, for example, vehicles and industry.
CCP , CC Pilot™
COM, is an abbreviation for Communication Port and is usually called the serial port.
The serial port can, among other things, be used to connect additional equipment
(modem, GPS, etc.) to a PC.
ELFA, an electronic component distributor in northern Europe. For more information
see the chapter References.
Ethernet,
computer networking technology for local area networks (LANs). The name
comes from the physical concept of ether. Ethernet is mostly standardized as IEEEs
802.3 and is the most widespread LAN technology.
GPRS
, General Packet Radio Service. GPRS is a standard, accepted by the European
Standardisation Organisation ETSI, for packet data in GSM and 3G-networks. GPRS
has also been adapted for the American cellular telephone standard, TDMA.
GIS,
Geographic Information System. Is a general term for programs or systems which
contain geographical information such as maps.
GPS , Global Positioning System. System for global positioning.
GSM , Global System for Mobile Communications. A system for mobile telephone
communication. There are three different frequency ranges which GSM uses. In
today’s GSM net data is sent in the same way as normal speech information, which
limits the data communication rates. For higher data communication rates additional
technology are added, such as GPRS.
The Control Panel , is a program which accompanies your Windows operating system.
It is easiest to find by going in through the Start Menu.
LAN , Local Area Network. LAN often concerns the Ethernet standard which is used in
local networks.
Notification Area , This is an area which, in a Windows environment, is often found
lowest down to the right on the desktop, i.e. beside the clock.
Mbps, Mega bits per second. Mbps is a measurement of how fast data can be sent.