36 Acronyms and Abbreviations

The below table contains acronyms and abbreviations used in this document.

Table 36-1. Acronyms and Abbreviations
AbbreviationDescription
ACAnalog Comparator
ACKAcknowledge
ADCAnalog-to-Digital Converter
ADDRAddress
AESAdvanced Encryption Standard
ALUArithmetic Logic Unit
AREFAnalog reference voltage, also VREFA
BLBBoot Lock Bit
BODBrown-out detector
CALCalibration
CCMPCompare/Capture
CCLConfigurable Custom Logic
CCPConfiguration Change Protection
CLKClock
CLKCTRLClock Controller
CRCCyclic Redundancy Check
CTRLControl
DACDigital-to-Analog Converter
DFLLDigital Frequency Locked Loop
EEPROMElectrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EVSYSEvent System
GNDGround
GPIOGeneral Purpose Input/Output
I2CInter-Integrated Circuit
IFInterrupt flag
INTInterrupt
IrDAInfrared Data Association
IVECInterrupt Vector
LUTLook-Up Table
MBISTMemory built-in self-test
NACKNot Acknowlege
NMINon-maskable interrupt
NVMNon-Volatile Memory
NVMCTRLNon-Volatile Memory Controller
OSCOscillator
PCProgram Counter
PERPeriod
PORPower-on reset
PORT I/O Pin Configuration
PTCPeripheral Touch Controller
PWMPulse Width Modulation
RAMRandom-Access Memory
REFReference
REQRequest
RISCReduced Instruction Set Computer
RSTCTRLReset Controller
RTCReal-Time Counter
RXReceiver/Receive
SERCOMSerial Communication Interface
SLPCTRLSleep Controller
SMBusSystem Management Bus
SPStack Pointer
SPISerial Peripheral Interface
SRAMStatic Random-Access Memory
SYSCFGSystem Configuration
TCTimer/Counter (Optionally superseded by a letter indicating type of TC)
TRNGTrue Random Number Generator
TWITwo Wire Interface
TXTransmitter/Transmit
ULPUltra-low power
UPDIUnified Program and Debug Interface
USARTUniversal Synchronous and Asynchronous Serial Receiver and Transmitter
VDDVoltage to be applied to VDD
VREFVoltage reference
WDTWatchdog Timer
XOSCCrystal Oscillator