Preface, Rev. 2
Freescale Semiconductor
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Preliminary
Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations for terms used in this document are defined below for
reference.
A/D
Analog-to-Digital; a method of converting Analog signals to Digital values
ADC
Analog-to-Digital Converter; a peripheral on the 56F8367 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
56F8367
Controller with motor control peripherals
EOnCE
Enhanced On-Chip Emulation; a debug bus and port was created to enable 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
FlexCAN
Flexable CAN Interface Module; a peripheral on the 56F8367 part
GPIO
General Purpose Input and Output port on Freescale’s family of controllers;
does not share pin functionality with any other peripheral on the chip and can
only be set as an input, output or 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
MPIO
Multi-Purpose Input and Output port on Freescale’s family of controllers;
shares package pins with other peripherals on the chip and can function as a
GPIO
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
PLL
Phase Locked Loop
PWM
Pulse Width Modulation
QuadDec
Quadrature Decoder; a peripheral on the 56F8367 part
