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Glossary
Absolute Section
A GCC compiler section with a fixed (absolute) address that cannot be changed by the linker.
Absolute Variable/Function
A variable or function placed at an absolute address using the OCG compiler’s @ address syntax.
Access Memory
PIC18 Only – Special registers on PIC18 devices that allow access regardless of the setting of the Bank Select
Register (BSR).
Access Entry Points
Access entry points provide a way to transfer control across segments to a function which may not be defined at link
time. They support the separate linking of boot and secure application segments.
Address
A value that identifies a location in memory.
Alphabetic Character
Alphabetic characters are those characters that are letters of the Roman alphabet (a, b, …, z, A, B, …, Z).
Alphanumeric
Alphanumeric characters are comprised of alphabetic characters and decimal digits (0,1, …, 9).
ANDed Breakpoints
Set up an ANDed condition for breaking, i.e., breakpoint 1 AND breakpoint 2 must occur at the same time before a
program halt. This can only be accomplished if a data breakpoint and a program memory breakpoint occur at the
same time.
Anonymous Structure
16-bit C Compiler – An unnamed structure.
PIC18 C Compiler – An unnamed structure that is a member of a C union. The members of an anonymous structure
may be accessed as if they were members of the enclosing union. For example, in the following code, hi and lo are
members of an anonymous structure inside the union caster.
union castaway
int intval;
struct {
char lo; //accessible as caster.lo
char hi; //accessible as caster.hi
};
} caster;
ANSI
The American National Standards Institute is an organization responsible for formulating and approving standards in
the United States.
Application
A set of software and hardware that may be controlled by a PIC
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microcontroller.
Glossary
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