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Term
FLASHport
frequency
frequency
generation unit
General-Purpose
Input/Output
GPIO
host code
IC
IF
IMBE
inbound signaling
word
integrated circuit
ISW
key-variable loader
kHz
kilohertz
KVL
LCD
LED
light emitting diode
liquid-crystal display
A Motorola term that describes the ability of a radio to change the
contents of its memory. Every FLASHport radio contains FLASH that
can be software written and rewritten to, again and again.
Number of times a complete electromagnetic-wave cycle occurs in a
fixed unit of time (usually one second).
This unit generates ultra-stable, low-phase noise master clock and other
derived synchronization clocks that are distributed throughout the
communication network.
Pins whose function is programmable.
See General-Purpose Input/Output.
Object code executed by the host processor in an ASTRO subscriber
radio. The host is responsible for control-oriented tasks such as
decoding and responding to user inputs.
See integrated circuit.
Intermediate Frequency.
A sub-band, voice-encoding algorithm used in ASTRO digital voice.
Data transmitted on the control channel from a subscriber unit to the
central control unit.
An assembly of interconnected components on a small semiconductor
chip, usually made of silicon. One chip can contain millions of
microscopic components and perform many functions.
See inbound signaling word.
A device used to load encryption keys into a radio.
See kilohertz.
One thousand cycles per second. Used especially as a radio-frequency
unit.
See key-variable loader.
See liquid-crystal display.
See light emitting diode.
An electronic device that lights up when an electric current is passed
through it.
An LCD uses two sheets of polarizing material with a liquid-crystal
solution between them. An electric current passed through the liquid
causes the crystals to align so that light cannot pass through them.
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