VULCAN Technical Manual
Appendix E - Acronyms and abbreviations
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Appendix E - Acronyms and abbreviations
3DES
Triple Data Encryption Standard
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
ALU
Arithmetical Logical Unit
API
Application Programming Interface
CAN
Controller
Area
Network
CF CompactFlash
COM
Communication
port
CPLD
Complex Programmable Logic Device
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
DC Direct
Current
DES
Data Encryption Standard
DMA
Direct
Memory
Access
EHCI
Enhanced Host Controller Interface
EMC
Electromagnetic
Compatibility
ESD Electrostatic
Discharge
FIFO
First-In
First-Out
GPIO
General Purpose Input/Output
ICE
Industrial Compact Enclosure
IO Input/Output
ISA Industry
Standard
Architecture
JTAG
Joint
Test
Access
Group
LAN Local
Area
Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode
MAC
Media
Access
Control
MD5
Message Digest 5
MIPS
Million Instructions Per Second
µP Microprocessor
NA Not
Applicable
NC No
Connect
NPE
Network Processor Engine
OS Operating
System
PC Personal
Computer
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
RISC
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RTC Real
Time
Clock
SBC
Single Board Computer
SHA1
Secure Hash Algorithm