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56F8346EVM User Manual
MOTOROLA
Notation Conventions
This manual uses the following notational conventions:
Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations for terms used in this document are defined
below for reference.
Term or Value
Symbol
Examples
Exceptions
Active High
Signals
(Logic One)
No special symbol
attached to the
signal name
A0
CLKO
Active Low
Signals
(Logic Zero)
Noted with an
overbar in text and
in most figures
WE
OE
In schematic drawings,
Active Low Signals may be
noted by a backslash: /WE
Hexadecimal
Values
Begin with a “$”
symbol
$0FF0
$80
Decimal Values
No special symbol
attached to the
number
10
34
Binary Values
Begin with the letter
“b” attached to the
number
b1010
b0011
Numbers
Considered positive
unless specifically
noted as a negative
value
5
-10
Voltage is often shown as
positive: +3.3V
Blue Text
Linkable on-line
...refer to
Chapter 7, License
Bold
Reference sources,
paths, emphasis
...see:
http://www.motorola.com/
semiconductors
...
A/D
Analog-to-Digital; a method of converting Analog signals to Digital
values
ADC
Analog-to-Digital Converter; a peripheral on the 56F8346 part
CAN
Controller Area Network; serial communications peripheral and method
CiA
CAN in Automation; an international CAN user’s group that coordinates
standards for CAN communications protocols
D/A
Digital-to-Analog; a method of converting Digital values to an Analog
form
DSP
Digital Signal Processor or Digital Signal Processing
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