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Preface, Rev. 0
Freescale Semiconductor ix
Preliminary
Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations for terms used in this document are defined below for
reference.
56F8037
Digital signal controller with motor control peripherals
A/D Analog-to-Digital; a method of converting Analog signals to Digital values
ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter; a peripheral on the 56F8037 part
D/A
Digital-to-Analog; a method of converting Digital values to Analog signals
DAC
Digital-to-Analog Converter; a peripheral on the 56F8037 part
EOnCE
Enhanced On-Chip Emulation; a debug bus and port which enables a designer
to create a low-cost hardware interface for a professional-quality debug
environment
EVM
Evaluation Module; a hardware platform which allows a customer to evaluate
the silicon and develop his application
GPIO
General Purpose Input and Output port on Freescale’s family of digital signal
controllers; does not share pin functionality with any other peripheral on the
chip and can only be set as an input, an output, or a level-sensitive interrupt
input
IC
Integrated Circuit
JTAG
Joint Test Action Group; a bus protocol/interface used for test and debug
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LQFP
Low-profile Quad Flat Package
OnCE
TM
On-Chip Emulation, a debug bus and port created to allow a means for low-cost
hardware to provide a professional-quality debug environment
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
SCI
Serial Communications Interface; a peripheral on Freescale’s family of digital
signal controllers
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interface; a peripheral on Freescale’s family of digital signal
controllers