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David Beechey edited this page Aug 13, 2024 · 1 revision

Alphabetically sorted collection of terms and abbreviations used in the Software team. Please insert new entries in the appropriate place.

  • ADC: analog-to-digital converter
  • BBB: BeagleBone Black, computer that controls the pod
  • BMS: battery management system, fetches and monitors battery data
  • CAN: controller area network, hardware communication protocol used by Sensors
  • CFRP: carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers
  • DLIM/DSLIM: Double-sided LIM
  • GPIO: general purpose input/output, hardware communication protocol used by Sensors
  • I2C: inter-integrated curicuit, hardware communication interface used by Sensors
  • IMD: isolation monitoring device
  • IMU: inertial measurement unit, sensor to measure force and thereby acceleration
  • INFRA: infrastructure, project responsible for overall system communications, planning and DX
  • IO (I/O): input/output, generally speaking refers to any form of hardware interface
  • Keyence: optical stripe sensor used to measure displacement
  • LIM: Linear induction motor
  • MGT: management, used to mark commit messages for example
  • MQTT: a messaging protocol for IoT devices, used by Telemetry for communicating between the pod and the base station
  • NAV: navigation, subsystem and project
  • Nucleo board: see STM board below
  • Rocket M2: industrial wireless access point used to connect pod and base station
  • SNS: sensors, subsystem and project
  • SPI: serial peripheral interface, hardware communication protocol used by Sensors
  • SSH: secure shell, cryptographic network protocol for operating services securely over an unsecure network; used to control computers (e.g. the BBB) remotely
  • SLIM: Single-sided LIM
  • SSR: emergency shut off switch controlled by GPIO pins to (de-)activate high power. (used here)
  • STM: state machine, subsystem and project
  • STM (board): STM32F207 Nucleo-144 board containing the STM32F207ZGT6 micro controller; used for the Motor Controllers project where it is supposed to fake data like it's coming from Hall Effect sensors
  • TCP: transmission control protocol, one of the main protocols used for point-to-point connection between computers
  • TEL: telemetry, subsystem and project
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