13 Terms and Abbreviations

Table 13-1. Terms and Abbreviations
Phrase/AbbreviationExplanation
CPUCentral Processing Unit. Commonly used for the microcontroller core.
ISRInterrupt Service Routine
Signal strobeShort pulse or signal
CCL LUTConfigurable Custom Logic Look-up Table. The AVR CCL module contains LUTs.
Measurement windowThe set of positions that the encoder shall measure
Gray codeA way of encoding a digital signal where only one bit in the signal value changes between two values in the signal sequence
EventInternal signal on the device that can be routed directly between peripherals by the Event System
RTCReal-Time Counter