CAAPE User's Manual - ALSTOM Signaling Inc.

General1.5. COMMON ABBREVIATIONSAbbreviations used throughout this manual are provided in Table 1–1.Table 1–1. GlossaryTermACOADVAFASCIICAACAAPECPIBCMOSCPU IICPU2CPU/PDCRGCSEXnCTC2-vCTC2-sDBODIDPRAMEPROMGTPI/OiVPIDefinition or ExplanationVital AC Output boardApplication Data VerifierAudio FrequencyAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange, a computer dataexchange standard codeComputer-Aided ApplicationComputer-Aided Application Programming EnvironmentA combination of VPI and Programmable Genrakode (PGK) typicallyused for small interlockingsComplementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor, a major class of integratedcircuits; CMOS devices use little power and do not produce as much heatas other forms of logicVital processor board in VPI IIRepresents the CPU II board in softwareCentral Processing Unit / Polynomial Divider, a Vital processor board in aVPI systemCode Rate Generator boardExtended Code System Emulator boards in the series of Non-Vitalprocessor boards including CSEX, CSEX2, CSEX3 and CSEX4The non-vital software platform used in CSEX, CSEX2, and CSEX3boardsThe non-vital software platform used in CenTraCode II-s CPU boardsDouble Break Output boardDirect Input boardDual-Ported Random Access MemoryA programmable read-only memory device that is erasable using highintensity ultra-violet lightGenrakode Track Processor boardInput/OutputAlstom’s Integrated Vital Processor Interlocking productP2512A, Rev. Oct/09 1–3 Alstom Signaling Inc.