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8. Appendix
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8.
Appendix
Glossary
The glossary contains a brief description of terms used in this manual.
Terms
Explanation
API
[Application Program
Interface]
It is abbreviation for Application Program Interface.
It is the open program interface for OS corresponding to applications, and all
application processing are basically performed through the API. The API
provided by our company can control hardware by calling device driver.
PDF file
It is abbreviation for Portable Document Format.
It is the document format developed in order to display files not depending on
specified platform. It is developed by Adobe CO.
USB
[Universal Serial Bus]
It is abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. It is not only a specification for the
connection between a PC and a peripheral equipment but also a kind of
terminal. It can connect a wide range of devices and can be plugged/unplugged
with the power being ON (Hot Plug).
USB 2.0
[Universal Serial Bus
2.0]
The latest USB specification that keeps up the low-compatibility with previous
USB and promotes the data transfer speed to 480Mbps (60MB/sec).
Device ID
[Device Identifier]
It is the ID being set when connecting expansion modules and specifying
connection order. It is only for expansion modules. The channel number is
decided by the setting.
Self power
Supplying power by using AC adapter is called Self-Power.
Please make use of AC adapter when using expansion modules.
Device driver
It is software to operate and set peripheral equipment by a PC, and the
peripheral equipment is installed on the PC. It is simply called Driver.
Device manager
It is a Windows tool which can confirm the behavior of the peripheral equipment
installed on a PC, and the state being identified by Windows and so on.
Device name
The name is set by USB driver to specify modules.
It is set in Properties of Device Manager and specified in the course of API
function initialization and so on.
Hardware wizard
It is support program for user without technical knowledge to add peripheral
equipment to a PC. It runs automatically after the device such as USB device
has been connected.
Bus power
Power is supplied by a host when USB cable is being connected without
connecting an AC adapter.
Firmware
It is the software incorporated into a equipment to perform basic control on
hardware.
Properties
Select modules from Device Manager, right-click and select [Properties] dialog
box from pop-up menu to set the device name.
Module ID
About the ID of the module.
Set unique ID value individually for the modules in order to distinguish the
driver when using multiple modules. Use the factory setting(=0) when using
one module.