jargon!

Zublin, Bryan (SD-MS) BZUBLIN at PO2.GI.COM
Fri Sep 8 02:50:45 GMT 1995


> Could you put together a list of all the abbreviations you commonly
> use and post it?

Here's a few that I can think of at the moment:

TDC = Top Dead Center
BTC = Bottom Dead Center
DIS = DistributorLess Ignition
ECU = Electronic Control Unit  (?)
MCU = MicroController Unit  (eg.  68HC11)
POR = Power On Reset
RAM = Random Access Memory
ROM = Read Only Memory
PROM = Programmable Read Only Memory
EPROM = Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EEPROM = Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
"E-squared PROM" = same as EEPROM
MAF = Mass Air Flow ("MAF meter")
MAP = Manifold Absolute Pressure
BP = Barometric Pressure
LSB = Least Significant Bit (or Byte)
MSB = Most Significant Bit (or Byte)
BJT = Bipolar Junction Transistor
LED = Light Emitting Diode
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
MOS = Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMOS = Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
FET = Field Effect Transistor
MOSFET = Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
A = Amp
V = Volt
R = Resistance
RPM = Revolutions Per Minute
SAE = Society of Automotive Engineers
TPS = Throttle Position Sensor
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer
OBD = On Board Diagnostics
SMD = Surface Mount Device
uP = micro Processor
PLCC = Plastic Leadless Chip Carrier
A/F = Air Fuel Ratio
EGT = Exhaust Gas Temperature
CAN = Controller Area Network  (?)
PWM = Pulse Width Modulator
ADC = Analog to Digital Converter
A/D = Analog to Digital
DAC = Digital to Analog Converter
SOL = Shit Out of Luck
CYA = Cover Your Ass

Bryan Zublin
bzublin at gi.com



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