Datasheet

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Glossary

active windows Subsystem-related windows that are open and workable.

analog PSoC blocks Basic programmable opamp circuits. There are SC (switched capacitor) and CT (con-

tinuous time) blocks. These blocks can be interconnected to provide ADCs, DACs,

multi-pole filters, gain stages, and much more.

Application Program-

ming Interface (API)

A series of software routines that comprise an interface between a computer applica-

tion and lower-level services and functions (for example, user modules and libraries).

APIs serve as building blocks for programmers that create software applications.

Code Editor PSoC Designer subsystem where users edit and program C Compiler and assembly

language source files.

assemble (combined

with compiling)

Assembling, in PSoC Designer, translates all relative-addressed code into a single

.rom file with absolute addressing.

build/link Building your project in PSoC Designer links all the programmed functionality of the

source files and loads it into a .rom file, which is the file you download for debugging

and programming.

compile (combined

with assembling)

Compiling, in PSoC Designer, takes the most prominent, open file and translates the

code into object source code with relative addresses.

debugger A hardware and software system that allows the user to analyze the operation of the

system under development. A debugger usually allows the developer to step through

the firmware one step at a time, set break points, and analyze memory.