Glossary - TEXA TMD MK3 DIAG Manual

3 GLOSSARY

This chapter provides the meaning of the technical terms used in the manual:
Diagnosis/diagnostic socket: female connector installed in the vehicle that
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allows connecting to the vehicle's control unit.
• OBD socket: diagnostic socket specific for the OBD protocol.
Diagnosis/diagnostic connector: male connector installed in the diagnostic tool
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or as end part of a cable that connects to the diagnostic tool.
• OBD connector: diagnostic connector specific for the OBD protocol.
• Diagnosis/diagnostic cable: cable that allows connecting the diagnostic cable
to the diagnostic socket.
OBD cable: diagnostic cable specific for the OBD protocol.
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• Display unit: device equipped with a screen (PC, PAD etc.) in which a specific
software is installed, allowing you to communicate with a tool, configure it, process
and view the data it collected. This definition also includes devices that are
equipped with internal modules for the acquisition and processing of data and that
do not require / are not able to connect to "external" tools.
Peripheral device: with respect to the display unit, any tool or device that the
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display unit is able to interface with.
• Device connector: USB connector to connect to the device.
Host connector: USB connector to connect to the display unit.
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